Dead Man Dancing

Hannah Ives Mystery #7

by Marcia Talley

The new Hannah Ives mystery - Driving a wedge between Ruth and her fianc, Hutch, is not what Hannah intends when she recommends J & K Dance Studios to her sister. Ruth is determined to shine on her wedding day, but when stunning dance teacher Kay Giannotti greets Hutch with a kiss, its clear this isnt the first time theyve met. Talked into auditioning for Shall We Dance?, a TV talent show, the auditions end in tragedy. Accident or murder? Hannah is on the case . . .

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

216 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2008

About the author

Marcia Talley is the Agatha and Anthony award-winning author of DEAD MAN DANCING and six previous mysteries featuring amateur sleuth, Hannah Ives who, like the author, is a breast cancer survivor.

Marcia is author/editor of two star-studded collaborative novels, NAKED CAME THE PHOENIX and ID KILL FOR THAT set in a fashionable health spa and an exclusive gated community, respectively. Her short stories appear in more than a dozen collections including With Love, Marjorie Ann and Safety First, both Agatha award nominees, and the multi-award-winning Too Many Cooks, a humorous retelling of Shakespeares Macbeth from the viewpoint of the three witches. A recent story, Driven to Distraction won the Agatha Award, was nominated for an Anthony, and was reprinted in THE DANGEROUS BRIDE AND 21 OF THE YEARS FINEST CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES.

Marcia is immediate past president of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime, serves as Secretary for Sisters in Crime National, and is on the board of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. She divides her time between Annapolis, Maryland and an antique sailboat in the Bahamas.
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Reviews

[Kaitlyn Dunnett · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well-written mystery but I was troubled by Hannah's apparent total lack of guilt/remorse over the result caused by her meddling at the very end of the book.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story - slow start & too much dance info but it picked up.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, light read. I used to live in Annapolis and enjoyed all of the local color. Plus, I attended numerous dance competitions with my daughter so the dance information interesting to me.