With a Kiss I Die, the second Theater Copy mystery from cozy author J. A. Hennrikus (aka Julia Henry, Julianne Holmes) finds Sully Sullivan in Boston helping her friend Dimitri with the production of Romeo and Juliet he's been asked to direct at the Bay Repertory Theater, and trying to solicit funding for the Cliffside Theater back home in Trevorton. When Sully's ex-husband, Gus, is suspected in the murder of wealthy Mimi Cunningham, Sully must find Gus, discover the murderer, and keep herself and those closest to her safe, all while ensuring that the play goes on. Quickly paced, and a very surprising ending. Loved it! A+++

An engaging and entertaining book, it was a lot of fun to read.
The mystery is solid and the plot is fast paced, never a moment of bore.
I liked the plot, the cast of characters and the style of writing.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Midnight Ink and Netgalley for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, all opinions are mine

This is the 2nd installment of the Theater Cop series. I did not read the first book and I think this did impact my enjoyment of this book. Don’t get me wrong I did still enjoy it, however, I think there are references and relationships that are alluded to that I did not know because of the first book. In this book Edwina “Sully” Sullivan goes to Boston to help her friend Dimitri as he took over a production of Romeo and Juliet and is in over his head. Sully ends up helping with just about everything and attends a party which has the couple who funds grants for local theaters she is all over it. After the party the wife is found murder and then her ex-husband Gus disappears becomes a suspect she must jump in and begin investigating. I did enjoy the story and I do recommend you read the series in order. I am planning to go and read the first installment. I think that should fill me in on some of the missing gaps in my mind on the characters

This is the 2nd installment of the Theater Cop series. I did not read the first book and I think this did impact my enjoyment of this book. Don’t get me wrong I did still enjoy it, however, I think there are references and relationships that are alluded to that I did not know because of the first book. In this book Edwina “Sully” Sullivan goes to Boston to help her friend Dimitri as he took over a production of Romeo and Juliet and is in over his head. Sully ends up helping with just about everything and attends a party which has the couple who funds grants for local theaters she is all over it. After the party the wife is found murder and then her ex-husband Gus disappears becomes a suspect she must jump in and begin investigating. I did enjoy the story and I do recommend you read the series in order. I am planning to go and read the first installment. I think that should fill me in on some of the missing gaps in my mind on the characters.

I read this before reading the first book in the series, which may have impacted by enjoyment of the story. There were multiple references to events from the previous book, but not enough to fill in all of the gaps, especially those involving Sully and the men in her life. As a child I was involved in many productions of A Christmas Carol at a community theatre, so knowing that was a big part of the first book has made me want to go back and read the first book. As for book two, I thought it was a little slow in getting the murder storyline moving, but about 2/3 of the way through the book it really picked up and I couldn't put it down until I knew who the murderer was. The twist towards the end was clever, but did call into question how competent the police were. At times I was frustrated with Sully as a character, she's this strong, independent, and smart woman but then spends way too much time blaming herself for past events and lamenting about her failed romantic relationships. Also, I couldn't figure out why Gus was in anyway involved with Kate, he was described as a good, stand-up kind of guy and she was just awful.

The ins and outs of high finance weave a tangled web in this intriguing mystery Sully Sullivan, former cop turned theater general manager, finds herself up to her eyeballs in two murders and embezzlement. Some of the trouble points to her ex- husband.

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When the director of Romeo and Juliet is replaced not long before the run begins, Sully Sullivan also agrees to help Dimitri since she knows how he operates. But heading in to Boston also gives her the opportunity to drop off some grant applications for her own theater while in town.

Given the opportunity to attend a party with the couple that funds the grants, Sully jumps at the chance. But the wife in the philanthropist couple is murdered after the party and Sully’s ex husband, Gus, is the main suspect. When soon after both Gus and Babs, the director of the Boston theater where she is helping out, both disappear, Sully finds herself back on the Boston beat as she tries to track them down.

The characters and writing are solid. The mystery has enough red herrings to leave you with a few solid suspects and yet keeps you guessing until the very end who did it and why. This was an enjoyable read and not having read the first book in the series did not leave any gaps. I look forward to the next entry in the series

What starts out as helping a production ends in murder. Edwina thought she was retired, but soon has to jump back into police work as her ex husband is the main suspect in the murder of a socialite. With well developed characters, a well written and executed plot, this book gives it all.