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When a star TV actress of a New York Broadway show is threatened with death, her sudden illness turns the production into a nightmare. The understudy’s fatal "accident" forces producers to bring in the Hardy Boys to uncover the culprit. Baffled by backstage intrigue, the detectives enlist Nancy Drew. Arriving in the city, they discover Nancy is an uncanny double for the ailing star and allow her to cover for the ill actress. Together, the trio must solve the chain of sabotage before the curtain falls forever.
The mystery blends theater drama with classic detective teamwork, featuring the beloved Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys characters in a New York stage setting filled with danger and suspense.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
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