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Write Me a Murder
Author(s):
Frederick Knott
Howard Taubman's comments on "Mr. Knott has set his latest beguilement for murder-mystery aficionados in Rodingham Manor, an ancient but rather run-down stately house of England...there are two Rodingham brothers, sons of the lord of the manor who wastes no time in dying off stage of natural causes. There is a blunt old party in tweeds, the family doctor, a woman but peppery in a healthy English way. There is shrewd, ruthless, self-made Charles Sturrock who knows where the main commercial chances lie. And there is his appealing young wife, Julie. Julie would like to be a writer and has a way with character. David Rodingham is a writer whose forte is plot. Intent on wheeling and dealing in land values, Sturrock finds it useful to encourage David to help his wife write a tale about murder. The collaborators are attracted not only to letters but also to romantic ideas, and the seemingly unaware Sturrock at one point assists in dreaming up a perfect crime. Clive Rodingham, the older brother, is something of a playboy. As the heir he sells off the manor to Sturrock and takes off for an heiress in Texas. He returns fairly late in the proceedings, minus wife and funds. Here the plot thickens. Although Mr. Knott makes no secret of the murderer and the homicidal technique, the reviewer's code enjoins silence on the story development and denouement. It is enough to say that Mr. Knott keeps you with him."
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| Genre(s): | Drama
Mystery
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 9 | | Male Characters: | 7 | | Female Characters: | 2 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $40 per performance
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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