Nell Pratt was overwhelmed when she was promoted to
President of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society. Nell
must not only settle in as the Society's new President, but
she must also face inevitable budget cuts, an understaffed
team, and an unresolved theft. As if that isn't bad enough,
Nell is witness to a terrible accident at the Let's Play
Children's Museum. When another man is electrocuted and
dies, Nell suspects foul play and is determined to prove
the man's death was no accident.
Let's Play Children's Museum is hardly the place to attract
hostility, but as Nell begins to sleuth into the life of
the museum's president and her family, she discovers a
family with a criminal background and long held grudges.
Although Nell begins to see Let's Play Children's Museum
owner, Arabella Heffernan, as a friend, she discovers that
Arabella is a shrewd business woman who worked her way from
the gift shop to president of the museum, probably making
more than a few enemies along the way. Arabella's
daughter, Caitlin, has always blamed her mother for growing
up without her father. Nell can easily see Caitlin wanting
to create trouble for her mother. When Nell investigates
Nell's ex-husband, she discovers a dangerous man with the
means and a motive for disrupting Arabella's long awaited
exhibit.
Arabella and her family are not the only suspects on Nell's
list. The museum's exhibit that injured one man and killed
another was based on a book series by author Hadley
Eastman. Nell's first encounter with Hadley is anything but
cordial. Even Hadley's assistant describes her as the boss
from hell. After a few encounters with Hadley, Nell can
easily see the bestselling author sabotaging her own
exhibit for publicity. As Nell struggles to help her friend
save her museum, Nell must also deal with the growing
problems at the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society. Just when
Nell thought things couldn't get any worse, she nearly
comes undone when she discovers that she can't even trust
her own employees.
I never thought a murder mystery at a museum could be so
entertaining! One of Sheila Connolly's best qualities as a
writer is character development. Readers will fall in love
with Nell Pratt's no nonsense way of uncovering the truth.
LET'S PLAY DEAD is full of possible suspects. Readers will
probably begin guessing the identity of the murderer from
page one, but don't count on guessing correctly. Sheila
Connolly will prove a better mystery writer than you ever
imagined. Impressive writing!
The new exhibit at the Philadelphia children’s museum, Let’s Play, isn’t meant to be shocking—but when one of the installers is zapped with a fatal electrical charge, it’s up to Nell to put her detective skills on display.
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