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Murder at the Royal Ruby

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Murder at the Royal Ruby

By: Nita Prose
Narrated by: Jess Nahikian
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The curtain rises, and the chandelier falls—taking the star of the show down with it. An ambitious young usher working at the theater sets out to find who killed the leading lady in a crackling short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose.

Grace is an usher at the stately (and possibly haunted) Royal Ruby Theater. She’s also an aspiring actress ready for her big break. Vanessa is the glamorous yet spiteful star who’s made more enemies than friends on her rise to the top. When Vanessa winds up dead in act one, Grace is determined to find the killer. But is she seeking justice, or something darker?

Murder at the Royal Ruby is part of Obsession, a collection of compulsively readable short stories about people pushed to their extremes. So addictive you won’t be able to put them down—read or listen to each story in a single sitting.

©2023 Nita Prose Inc. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Anthologies & Short Stories Detective Fiction Mystery Psychological Short Stories Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Scary Royalty Theater Crime Murder
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This is a great short story to listen to when you have a bit of time to fill. The narrator is great and Nita Prose never disappoints. Get ready to enter a grand old theater and meet an eclectic group of characters. Details about the atmosphere of the theater and the people who inhabit it is spot on for anyone who has tread the boards or helped out backstage. Fun mystery to solve in just under an hour!

Fun-Sized Mystery for Theater Fans

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A wonderful short story! Recommended to listen the voice was amazing! I truly enjoyed it and will be listening more.

Good short story

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I have to say that this was like listening to the radio show before there was tv.

I love the scene set up and the twist and turns of the story right along with the final twist that was sitting in your face the ENTIRE TIME!!!!!

The narraor was excellent in emotion, and twist portrayals and the way that each charactter has s very distinct sound.

RADIO NOIR

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I love short little novellas that pack a punch and Murder at the Royal Ruby is just that! I think it's an awesome start to what will prove to be a killer (all puns intended) Obsession Collection! I cannot wait to dive into the rest of the books, because if they're all half as good as this one, then it will be hard to be this collection of mystery novellas!

This was the first book that I've read by Nita Prose but certainly won't be my last.

Murder at the Royal Ruby was narrated by Jess Nahikian, who I felt fit the part perfectly! This might have even been my first listen of hers, but again...won't be my last!

Like I said...I can't wait to see what the rest of this collection, and Nita Prose has in store!

Killer Novella

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The story…. Not so much. Perhaps I’m just obtuse, but I thought it could have been better.

Great narration

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“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.”

I stumbled into this book at 4 in the morning after scrolling on kindle and finding Minka Kent’s book in this collection. I figured I’d just read them all in order. I’m not disappointed with this read. I love second-guessing myself in murder mysteries, it makes it fun and if the rest of Nita’s books are like this then I look forward to reading more from this author.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

Great short story

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I liked the plot and the cadence of her voice. Fun short story. Would recommend and will look for similar tales.

Enjoyable listening

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This is a very well written story. Excellent performance.
I love listening to a few short stories in between the regular long books. Like a plate cleanser !
I enjoyed this one.

Interesting and fun

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The story is good and engaging. I enjoyed the performance and would recommend to people who enjoy mysteries.

Good Story

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It was fantastic, my type of short story, mysterious, taunting, imagery, villain and quick spectacular

Royal Ruby?

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