A Play to Kill
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The second bestselling novel in Alex Ahndoril's The Key mystery series - from the writers behind Lars Kepler.
The second bestselling novel in Alex Ahndoril's The Key mystery series - from the writers behind Lars Kepler.
A Play to Kill features Private Detective Julia Stark, who is hired to solve an impossible case: a deceased previous lover is haunting a theatre, determined to kill.
Famous actress, Bianca Salo, is convinced her dead fiancΓ© is stalking her. Just the night before, she tells Julia, she'd woken to find him standing over her bed, and a short while ago, he had broken into her dressing room and set fire to her dress.
It's been three years since Bianca was told of her fiancΓ©'s sudden passing in a hotel room in Helsinki. She was in Stockholm at the time, playing the female lead in Macbeth, and collapsed on stage in her grief. The entire run was cancelled just a week after the premiere. Now, the ensemble and director have a second chance to perform the ill-fated tragedy.
Julia accompanies Bianca to the rehearsals, to watch over her but also to survey the rest of the cast. Almost none of the actors have alibis for the incidents, and each of them has their own reasons to want to harm Bianca.
Julia asks her ex-husband, Sid, to help investigate, and together, they try to solve the strange happenings. Then, things shift and it seems the stalker has entered the final, active phase of his pursuit, which Julia knows often ends in violence and death.
Will she be able to find him before it's curtains for Bianca...?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804187340
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Zaffre
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 158.0mm
Height: 237.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Alex Ahndoril is the pseudonym of Lars Kepler, the 17 million copy bestselling Swedish crime author.
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