Murder in First Position: An On Pointe Mystery: 1

Ballerina Leah Siderova knows the career of a professional dancer is short. But rarely is it as brief as that of her rival Arianna Bonneville whose rise to stardom ends when she is stabbed in the back. New York City police detective Jonah Sobol fixes upon Leah as the prime suspect. After all she was the one who found the body she had the most to gain from Ariannas death and it was her name Arianna whispered just before she died. Leah is desperate to clear her name and she begins her own investigation collaborating with her best friend and her ballet coach. As the three dancers sort through backstage intrigues attempted blackmail and a tangle of romantic liaisons the noose around Leahs neck grows tighter. Ballet with its merciless discipline is all Leah has ever known. Is that enough to keep her one step ahead of the police-and the killer?