Queens Full (Vintage Paperback) by Ellery Queen

MURDER STOPS THE SHOW

Foster Benedict, aging matinee idol, was doing the lead in the Wrightsville production of The Death of Don Juan. He didn't like playing the sticks, and he was sabotaging the performance, turning it into a farce.

"If I get my hands on him," screamed the amateur producer. But it was too late. When the curtain rose on the second act, Benedict was dead.

There were plenty of suspects. It seemed Foster Benedict had up-staged everyone in town. Ellery Queen's job was a little like a casting director's - there was plenty of talent, but no one was right for the part of killer!