MACDEATH by Cindy Brown is a new mystery novel series that has a great start with lively characters and an interesting plot. It is about an actress, Ivy Meadows, who has a part in the local theater in the production of Macbeth. With playing a part in Macbeth, there always comes the chance with a curse. During the rehearsal, there is a murder and Ivy with the help from her grandfather, who owns his own detective agency, spends the upcoming days trying to find out who is responsible. She has to be careful though, because her investigating does not make her famous among her peers. After a while she wonders whom she can trust.

Ivy, the main character, you cannot help but to love her with her humor at times and go get it spirit that may contribute to her getting into sticky situations. She is trying hard to do the right thing and at times seems unsure of herself. As the story develops in MACDEATH, Ivy gets braver and a couple of times she goes with her gut even if it turns out that she should have kept her thoughts as her own and not verbally shared them. We all have been in those shoes at one time or another, leaving you able to relate with some of Ivy's feelings. Cindy Brown has a great beginning to her series with this character.

MACDEATH is an easy read that will have you hooked from the first page. It is definitely packed with surprises all the way to the end. Cindy Brown uses what she knows from the theater life to give us an exciting mystery with all the suspense that keeps you holding on. The storyline is unique for a mystery series and I am looking forward to the future novels to follow.

Book Summary

FIRST IN A NEW SERIES Sub-Genre Tags: Humorous Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, Women Sleuths, Private Investigator Books

Like every actor, Ivy Meadows knows that Macbeth is cursed. But she’s finally scored her big break, cast as an acrobatic witch in a circus-themed production of Macbeth in Phoenix, Arizona. And though it may not be Broadway, nothing can dampen her enthusiasm—not her flying caldron, too-tight leotard, or carrot-wielding dictator of a director.

But when one of the cast dies on opening night, Ivy is sure the seeming accident is “murder most foul” and that she’s the perfect person to solve the crime (after all, she does work part-time in her uncle’s detective agency). Undeterred by a poisoned Big Gulp, the threat of being blackballed, and the suddenly too-real curse, Ivy pursues the truth at the risk of her hard-won career—and her life.