The Seventh Shot

THE SEVENTH SHOT is a riveting classic detective thriller that plunges the reader into the dark backstage world of Broadway where ambition jealousy and danger converge in fatal fashion. When a charismatic young actor is shot dead?six bullets found in his body but then a mysterious seventh shot emerges?the stage becomes a crime scene and the curtains hide far more than glamour. In the blistering heat of rehearsal at the Rialto Theatre rising star Alan?Mortimer?s meteoric career collides with old resentments and new desires. The original leading lady has been abruptly dismissed the producer nervously wagers on a fresh ingenue and the provocatively handsome Mortimer takes his role with more than professional zeal. Whispered alliances form envy simmers and a clandestine letter warns: ?On opening night the seventh shot will seal your fate.? Enter Detective Consultant Jim?Barrison ? used to analyzing fingerprints and shadows but unprepared for the hypnotic chaos of show business. As rehearsal tensions escalate Barrison sees the smoldering stare of the ousted star the calculating smile of the ambitious newcomer and the simmering rage of the lead actor whose privileges have been challenged.