❝ Things are only as beautiful as you make them, Charlie. Including murder. ❞ It's the opening night of Burton Abbey's production of Romeo and Juliet and all is going smoothly - that is until the climactic death scene. Romeo takes a big gulp of the poison to be with his lover, except it really is poison and Elijah, who plays Romeo, is now dead. Charlie Monet, in charge of props, is the first suspect but soon the suspicion around her turns to worry as it seems she's the next target. Khaleel Rahim, an aspiring writer, is dying for a mystery to solve at his new school. When he sees Charlie sneaking around at night he thinks he's finally found something worth writing about. After discovering Charlie's ability to see visions of the past, Khaleel decides that they're the perfect pair to solve the mystery. With threatening notes, a quiet library and poison disguised as props; somebody in the school is blurring the lines between theatre and reality and the fast friends are about to discover that there's more to boarding school than just silly rumours. [2022 Watty's Shortlist]

A Red le gusta observar el mundo desde las alturas. Ningún edificio es demasiado alto ni ningún tejado demasiado escarpado. El viento azota su bufanda roja casi como si quisiese robarla, pero ella se mantiene inamovible sobre el borde. Sus ojos siempre vigilan y, últimamente, no puede dejar de seguir con la mirada a un hombre desconocido de aura oscura. Cada noche, Red camina por los tejados y azoteas sin miedo a caer. Es una mera espectadora hasta que la vida del hombre, objeto de su reciente curiosidad, peligra. Entonces... ella salta. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Esta historia pertenece a la serie "El Rastro de los Cambiaformas". Al contar con personajes y escenarios diferentes puede leerse sin necesidad de haber completado la novela anterior. Sin embargo, si tienes curiosidad, la primera historia de esta colección se llama "Señora de los lobos" y puedes encontrarla en mi perfil.