(The first book in the Marilyn Ambers Mystery series) The Die Is Cast The Poconos were beautiful in the summer—lush greenery, peace and quiet, far away from The Big Apple's sweltering heat and hustling crowds. Marilyn Ambers couldn't have been happier. She was starting a new phase in her theatrical career—directing her first play at a resort dinner theater. Rehearsals were going well and Marilyn was anticipating a successful opening night when the black curtain of death fell: Silas Bishop, the show's producer, was murdered! Who would want Silas dead? Practically everyone who knew him—and that included his wife, who was the star of the play. So with every actor a suspect, and every suspect with a motive and an alibi, Marilyn turns sleuth to solve the mystery and save the show—before the killer makes her the final act.