Jane Dentinger
Author of Murder on Cue
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- Birthdate
- 1951-09-09
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Ithaca College (acting and directing)
- Occupations
- actress
- Organizations
- Mystery Guild
- Short biography
- [excerpted from Amazon website]
After making her stage debut in Joe Papp's production of Pericles at the Delacorte Theatre, she acted Off Broadway in All My Sons at the Roundabout and in Jack Heifner's Vanities—for ages. By the time Vanities finally closed, she had a lot of people she wanted to kill and, hence, wrote her debut mystery, Murder on Cue on a ‘grant' from the N.Y. State Dept. of Labor.
While writing her novels, Jane managed Murder Ink, the flagship mystery bookstore, for eight years. In Oct. of 1999, Jane became the Senior Editor of the Mystery Guild Book Club. In 2005, she was made Editor-in-Chef, a position she held until December of 2012. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Murder on Cue is the first in a series of mysteries about Jocelyn O’Roarke, a New York actress. From the beginning it reminded me of the Charles Paris mysteries by Simon Brett and that is always a good thing. You are plunged into the atmosphere of the New York theater scene. It is a setting that the author obviously knows well.
Jocelyn is given the understudy role in a new dramatic courtroom play. The actress playing the lead is not universally loved by the rest of the cast. Tensions are show more high and result in murder which Jocelyn is forced to help investigate to protect herself.
I really enjoyed this book which is a bit edgier than a cozy but definitely close to that genre. There were a couple of mentions of casual drug use and more talk about sex than will happen in a cozy so you can decide if that is for you or not.
The characters were realistic and fun. The mystery wasn’t the most difficult to figure out but it didn’t jump off the page either. I found myself playing “Name that Play” throughout as the characters love to quote famous theatrical works. Likeable characters, great setting, decent mystery. I’ll be back for more of Jocelyn O’Roarke .
I received this copy through Netgalley and appreciate the opportunity to read it. show less
Jocelyn is given the understudy role in a new dramatic courtroom play. The actress playing the lead is not universally loved by the rest of the cast. Tensions are show more high and result in murder which Jocelyn is forced to help investigate to protect herself.
I really enjoyed this book which is a bit edgier than a cozy but definitely close to that genre. There were a couple of mentions of casual drug use and more talk about sex than will happen in a cozy so you can decide if that is for you or not.
The characters were realistic and fun. The mystery wasn’t the most difficult to figure out but it didn’t jump off the page either. I found myself playing “Name that Play” throughout as the characters love to quote famous theatrical works. Likeable characters, great setting, decent mystery. I’ll be back for more of Jocelyn O’Roarke .
I received this copy through Netgalley and appreciate the opportunity to read it. show less
Jocelyn O'Roarke's directorial debut in a Shaw Festival staged to save a historic theater is plagued by trouble. The one actor she is unhappy with has a heart attack during a preview performance. When he doesn't survive, his death is followed by attacks on other cast members and Josh begins to sense something deeper than mere ill-luck. She calls upon her ex-lover Lieutenant Phillip Gerrard for help, but will she trust him enough to tell him the whole truth?
I thought this was the weakest of show more the series that I have read so far. The setting (a revival performance of Shaw) was interesting and the characters were well drawn but the story dragged a bit. Still, I always like Dentinger's books; they're good bitchy fun. show less
I thought this was the weakest of show more the series that I have read so far. The setting (a revival performance of Shaw) was interesting and the characters were well drawn but the story dragged a bit. Still, I always like Dentinger's books; they're good bitchy fun. show less
Murder on Cue by Jane Dentinger was originally released in 1992. This book is now in digital format and is an Open Road Integrated Media publication. I receive a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from the publisher and Netgalley.
Jocelyn O'Roarke is called up to be the understudy in a new Broadway play. The cast in the play is plagued by past relationships, jealousy, health issues, and a lead actress that isn't the best actress for the role.
When the actress turns up dead, it show more is determined that it was murder. Jocelyn is the number one suspect since she was the actresses rival for the role.
So, Jocelyn sets out to find out what really happened, with the help of a handsome detective.
This mystery is written like a classic whodunit. All those associated with play are suspects. This mystery does keep you guessing. Although written a good while back, it's not all that dated, and the setting is fun.
For me the only issue was that were maybe too many characters and some aspects of the mystery didn't really come together in the end.
This book would appeal to cozy mystery lovers, and lovers of old fashioned whodunit type mysteries. Overall this one gets a B- show less
Jocelyn O'Roarke is called up to be the understudy in a new Broadway play. The cast in the play is plagued by past relationships, jealousy, health issues, and a lead actress that isn't the best actress for the role.
When the actress turns up dead, it show more is determined that it was murder. Jocelyn is the number one suspect since she was the actresses rival for the role.
So, Jocelyn sets out to find out what really happened, with the help of a handsome detective.
This mystery is written like a classic whodunit. All those associated with play are suspects. This mystery does keep you guessing. Although written a good while back, it's not all that dated, and the setting is fun.
For me the only issue was that were maybe too many characters and some aspects of the mystery didn't really come together in the end.
This book would appeal to cozy mystery lovers, and lovers of old fashioned whodunit type mysteries. Overall this one gets a B- show less
An old friend, who recruited Jocelyn O'Roarke's help in a theatrical production at her alma mater, is killed and Jocelyn steps in to find the solution. A little slower than some of earlier books, but still good, bitchy fun.
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