Curtain Call for Death
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Ongoing1h 14m
Last published Sun, Dec 21, 2025
The Grand Opera is finally coming to Ashwood!
Alfred Brigham, the heart of the opera house, has spent a lifetime perfecting every note and every curtain call. On the eve of his long-awaited retirement, just hours before he was to name his successor, someone silenced him forever behind the curtain.
As the investigation intensifies, lies unravel and alibis crumble. Someone is desperate to keep their role ... even if it means silencing the truth. Ashwood must unmask the killer before the curtain falls again, this time, on someone else.
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