Drop Dead!: A Thrilling Mystery in One ActThe front page of every newspaper in town flashes the news that wealthy John Mayhew has been murdered! The investigation discloses that, upon returning from a late party, the dead man had a heated quarrel with his younger brother. It ended with Hugh shouting at his brother, 'Drop dead!' Later, John had another visitor, a mysterious female, who argued violently with him and she, too, told him to 'Drop dead!' Is the Mayhews' butler, Larkin, the murderer? Who owns the handkerchief found on the floor of John's room? What part does pretty Dorcas Paige play in the baffling mystery? Why do all the lights go out in the moments of crisis? You'll love Casual Kreegan the 'dick-tec-tive, ' and the way he brings in the solution to the crime. |
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