Ten Dead Comedians

Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery by Fred Van Lente Summary: Fred Van Lente’s brilliant debut is both a savagely funny homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and a thoroughly contemporary show-business satire. As the story opens, nine comedians of various acclaim are summoned to the island retreat of legendary Hollywood funnyman Dustin Walker. The group includes a former late-night TV host, a washed-up improv instructor, a ridiculously wealthy “blue collar” comic, and a past-her-prime Vegas icon. All nine arrive via boat to find that every building on the island is completely deserted. Marooned without cell phone service or wifi signals, they soon find themselves being murdered one by one. But who is doing the killing, and why? A darkly clever take on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other classics of the genre, Ten Dead Comedians is a marvel of literary ventriloquism, with hilarious comic monologues in the voice of every suspect. It’s also an ingeniously plotted puzzler with a twist you’ll never see coming! Angie’s comments: You can definitely see a resemblance to And Then There Were None, but with a humerous twist. Agatha Christie wouldn’t have used such characters or language. I never knew comedy careers could be so deadly. And the very end-how fitting. Recommended for mystery fans who don’t mind Agatha Christie-like plot with un-Agatha Christie-like characters and language.  Request this item