A Stolen Shadow

This winter, the York pantomime opens as a farce but closes as a murder scene...

Chief Inspector John Shadow returns from a rare holiday to Italy but before he can unpack, he's investigating the theft of an antique sabre. Everyone involved assumes it's a prank, however later that evening, a reluctant Shadow attends the local pantomime-his least favorite form of entertainment-with his star struck sergeant. They watch stunned as Prince Charming dies on stage. Shadow suspects poison and launche...