Dr. Mary Wells is a psychoanalyst, whose patient, Cecily Johnson, is playing the part of Stella in a new production of "A Streetcar Named Desire." Cecily gives the doctor two tickets to see a performance of the play. She invites Lt. John Franklin, a detective who is her lover, to accompany her. During a particularly rowdy scene, the sound of a shot is heard. The audience thinks it is part of the play, until the stage manager comes out and announces that a person has been shot back stage and the performance cannot continue. The murdered man is the actor playing Stanley Kowalski. Lt. Franklin takes on the case. After checking out the ballistics and interrogating the cast, he and Dr. Wells conclude that one of the actors in the play was the killer. They consider possible motives for the murder by each actor. Utilizing Dr. Wells' psychological expertise and Lt. Franklin's experience and perceptiveness, they are able to eliminate some performers, while others remain under suspicion. Through an idea of Dr. Wells to have the cast reenact the death scene, she and the Lieutenant are able to discover and apprehend the killer.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0595312071
ISBN13:9780595312078
Release Date:February 2004
Publisher:iUniverse
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.49 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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MURDER ON THE STREETCAR
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Dr Bond has done it again. She has taken her life's experiences and analytical training along with her zest for life and thirst for knowledge into yet another realm with very successful results. I love her sensitivity towards those in mourning, & her love of the children, both little boys. And I particularly like the way she talks about the importance of the sensitivity of the lost men, Alan & Scott, & their abilities to cry & to be in touch with their emotions. This is indeed a rare thing and to be admired. And I love the way she deals with her character's desire for the policeman, a relationship that is fulfilling and joyful. Dr Bond has shown time and again that she is indeed a wonderful writer. She is like the spider weaving her tales with great beauty and precision born of the sheer joy of the story and the process.
bitter revenge!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Rebeccasreads recommends MURDER ON THE STREETCAR as the second in the Dr. Wells & Lt. Franklin series. This time the romantic couple are at a New York opening night of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE in which one of the doctor's patients is starring, when a gun shot echoes through the theater during a rowdy scene. All in the audience think it's part of the play, until the curtain is suddenly drawn & the stage manager comes out to utter the proverbial question: "Is there a doctor in the house?" Life imitates art as the leading man, a womanizer & domineering cad, gets his just desserts at the business end of a pistol. & when, the next day, a nosey stage hand is found hanging from a rope backstage, Lt. Franklin & Dr. Wells ramp up their investigation. MURDER ON THE STREETCAR is another satisfying mystery, with a different pace & language from the dime-a-dozen ones on the shelves. It offers far more in the way of thinking things through. Dr. Bond infuses this mystery with as many fascinating insights into the minds of the suspects & their motives, as she did in THE DEADLY JIGSAW PUZZLE.
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