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A GLITTERING NEW COSY MYSTERY STARRING EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE DRAG QUEEN TURNED AMATEUR SLEUTH, MISTY DIVINE...



Photographer Jeremy Edmunds has vanished without a trace. Last known location? Soho.

As the owner of Lady’s Bar, no one knows the city – and its secrets – better than drag queen Misty Divine. So who better to help private detective Sylvester Green follow this missing man’s trail than the Queen of Soho herself?

But no sooner has one mystery landed, than another one takes Misty by surprise.

Because the next day, Sylvester is back. The difference? Yesterday, he was alive. Today, it’s his dead body on her doorstep.

With danger drawing in, Misty must take Sylvester’s investigation into her perfectly manicured hands. Can she solve the case, and find the missing photographer?

Or will the next murder to solve be her own?

'Smart and sassy, a sequin-studded murder mystery with blood on the runway. Detective fiction has never been so glam!' AJ WEST
'Misty Divine’s first show is a brilliantly funny mystery, with a sleuth as sharp as a stiletto heel' HANNAH HENDY
'Entertaining, touching, and a lot of fun, Murder in the Dressing Room was an absolute delight!' ASHLEY TATE

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Holly Stars is a drag stand-up comedian and writer. She is the writer of the smash-hit drag murder mystery, Death Drop, a play that has had three runs on the West End and a UK and Ireland tour. Holly has two seasons of her own television series, Holly Stars: Inspirational, produced by Froot TV and Tuckshop. She is also the producer and cohost of murder-mystery book review podcast, Read to Death, and is currently completing an accredited qualification in professional investigation, which will make her the world's first drag queen private detective.

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92 reviews15 followers
October 30, 2025
Misty is back……. with a bang (quite literally)

With Lashes nearly lost
A waterfall of cascading party ring biscuits
You are honestly in for a real treat!

Full of all Glitter, Sequins and stage drama you won’t be prepared for!
We have new and old characters in this adventure which I really enjoyed! I feel some you honestly take such a journey with!
Misty never disappoints getting into some rather wild encounters and I’m always like how gurlllll!
If you enjoy a good mystery with glam, giggles and get up go this one is definitely for you!!!
Profile Image for Georgina Candy.
602 reviews20 followers
October 25, 2025
Fabulous. Gripping, intense, fun and loaded with sequins!

I love this series, Misty couldn’t not get involved after a man who tells her she’s in danger gets stabbed near her club. The last words he said - “find Jeremy” - led to an investigation that involved an American preacher, travelling to the middle of nowhere and searching an old ladies knocker drawer!!

Just fun from start to finish. Go read it
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