{"product_id":"9781803368221-lowe-and-le-breton-mysteries-death-at-the-playhouses","title":"Lowe and Le Breton mysteries - Death at the Playhouses","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which they're performing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which they're performing. Nostalgic cosy crime that's perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath \u0026amp; Croissants\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1971 and, in between filming seasons of Floggit and Leggit, ageing actors Edward Lowe and John Le Breton sign up for a short run of Shakespearean tragedies at the Bolton Playhouse. But, once in Lancashire, they discover they have been invited to join the theatre's repertory company for two reasons - because the company manager is keen to take advantage of the publicity surrounding their successful BBC comedy series, and because Sir Nathaniel Thompson, the much-lauded star of the show and knight of the realm, has been sacked for drunkenness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn fears an awkward scene, should Thompson - who he knew during the war - return to reclaim his job, but when the great actor's body is found, bludgeoned to death in a nearby alleyway, the unlikely crime-solving duo find themselves investigating another fiendish mystery that takes them from the northwest of England to the Netherlands, and which, rather inconveniently, seems to have John's ex-wife Sally at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath at the Playhouses\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in \u003ci\u003eThe Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41617208803425,"sku":"9781803368221","price":8.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36480093.jpg?v=1760217776","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803368221-lowe-and-le-breton-mysteries-death-at-the-playhouses","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}