The Only Way is Larceny by Lou Collins

A jealous understudy. A backstage prankster. Will a missing prop steal the show?

Though it’s summer, Chloe Essex is rehearsing the theatre company’s birthday spectacular—The Nutcracker! But when the Sugar Plum Fairy’s priceless tiara vanishes, she only has hours to find it before the play opens.
With temperatures and tensions rising, the cast and crew discover the spotlight reveals more than anyone bargained for. Chloe must navigate a hotbed of rivalries and mishaps to unravel the mystery and save her last performance.

Can she solve the crime or will the curtain on Chloe’s career and history’s most unconventional Nutcracker fall forever?

Dive into this laugh-out-loud contemporary British cozy mystery full of twists, turns, and surprises that are sure to keep you guessing until the final act!

About the Book

The Only Way is Larceny is a prequel to the Chloe Essex Cozy Mystery Series. Signup to Lou’s Clues and we’ll send it straight to your inbox.

Exceptionally good read! So many aspects of this book to love and enjoy! The little comments by the narrator scattered throughout are delightful. Chloe is a 'woman of a certain age ' and we other women of a certain age appreciate a main character who embraces it even though there are "subtle changes imposed by time"... we still enjoy the mental exercise involved in solving a puzzling tale like this mystery! If you're young you'll love the mystery as well! I recommend this book and hope there'll be more in the series!

– CV Amazon reviewer

Details

Author: Lou Collins
Series: Chloe Essex Cozy Mysteries, Book 0
Genre: Mystery
Tags: Amateur sleuth, British, Cozy, Humour, Mystery, Women sleuth
Publisher: Boldface Press Ltd
Publication Year: 2023
Format: eBook
Length: short story
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