There was always an audience for murder. Opening night at New York's New Globe Theatre turns from stage scene to crime scene when the leading man is stabbed to death right on centre stage. Now Eve Dallas has a high profile celebrity homicide on her hands. Not only is she primary detective, she's also a witness - and when the press discovers that her husband, Roarke, owns the theatre, there's more media interest than either can handle. The only way out is to move fast. Question everyone - and everything. And in the meantime, try to tell the difference between the truth - and really good acting...
Witness in Death just may be my new favorite of the series so far! Instead of being called to the scene after the crime as has taken place, Eve is present while the murder occurs. It's opening night of a play about love, betrayal, and murder, but no one expects the leading lady to actually stab the leading man. But even seeing it with her own eyes, Eve has no clue what really happened.
Witness in Death had me completely hooked from the beginning. I loved this change of angle. We see the crime, but is the woman who did the stabbing a murderer? Or did someone else switch the prop knife for a real one? Either way, why do it on stage rather in private? I just had to know who would do this and why! And then we find out why and...holy crap! I did not see that one coming at all! Eve didn't either and she has quite the personal reaction to it.
I just really, really enjoyed Witness in Death. It was a very fun whodunit, and there were so many people involved that it was hard to figure out who did it, but without getting confusing. There's also a lot of Peabody and McNab, as well as Eve's concerns over that if anything were to go wrong. It was a very well rounded and awesome read.
