Murder in the Open Air

<p><strong><em>A murder long buried. A play that won't stay silent</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Twenty years ago the first outdoor play at Briarley Estate ended in whispers vanished actors and a name the village never spoke again. Now with roses blooming and rehearsals in full swing the stage is set for a grand return.</p><p></p><p>But Annabel Lennox Deighton literature professor turned reluctant sleuth senses more than midsummer mischief. Newcomers with shadowy ties mingle uneasily with Little Firling locals and a paper programme from 2003 resurfaces-bearing a name no one admits to remembering. When another disappearance rattles the cast Annabel must follow the trail of half-truths jealousies and long-buried guilt to the orchard where it all began.</p><p>With her sharp eye sharper wit and the ever-watchful Persephone at her side Annabel unravels a mystery where memory is unreliable performance conceals betrayal and the past insists on taking center stage.</p><p></p><p><em>Murder in the Open Air</em> is the seventh novel in Belinda Chavremootoo's beloved <strong>Little Firling Mysteries</strong>-an atmospheric character-driven series perfect for fans of classic village whodunits layered secrets and mysteries where the landscape itself remembers.</p><p></p>