‘I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone…’The tranquil town of Maratea, perched on a stunning stretch of Italian coastline, is abuzz with excitement. A promising young film director has selected it as the backdrop for a new rendition of Cyrano de Bergerac set during World War Two. However, the lines between fiction and reality soon blur, and hate, love, independence, and freedom make their presence felt both on and off the stage. When the lead actress plummets from the cliffs into the unforgiving sea, the tragedy takes second place to the age-old rule of the theatre the show must go on. While the film crew battles against time and personal conflicts, Giò Brando, travel writer and new member of the local movie committee, finds her life paralleling Cyrano’s. Carabiniere and long-time friend, Paolo, appears to have more than a professional interest in Adelaide, the promising understudy who eagerly steps into the role of Roxanne, and Giò is forced to confront a truth that has gone unacknowledged until he means more to her than she had ever imagined. But is she right to fear that his romantic interest has clouded his judgement, putting him and the entire film crew in peril? As the production meets with one disaster after another, the actors and crew become increasingly edgy and isolated, not knowing whom they can trust or where they can turn. And with Paolo so deeply involved in this toxic culture, it’s down to Giò alone to flex her sleuthing muscles and untangle the web of lies before more than just the production becomes forfeit… —***Cosy fans, we’re going to the movies in this, the sixth book of the Italian Village Mysteries series. But sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction. ***—This fun lighthearted cosy mystery can be read as a standalone or you can enjoy the whole series in • 0 (prequel) - And Then There Were Bones • 1 - Murder on the Road • 2 - A Fair Time for Death • 3 - A Mystery Before Christmas • 3.5 - When the Clock Chimes Two (A short story) • 4 - Peril at the Pellicano Hotel • 5 - The Haunted Watch Tower • 6 - Murder's Silent Take