Overview
Thriving in the shadow of the celebrated Shakespearean theater in the small town of Ashland, Oregon, Ro’s repertory theater is thrown into turmoil when a new director and a new playwright enter their midst. Nobody, except the director, likes the new play, and the playwright is weird even by Oregon’s standards. Ginny, Ro’s niece, is a talented set designer, outspoken, direct, and indignant of the acceptance of the new play. Murder occurs and Ginny becomes the prime suspect. Charlie and Constance are called on to clear Ginny and find the real killer. Doing so involves solving crimes from long ago, confronting a bitter past, and more bitter present.
Smart House
Smart House can do it all: run your bath at exactly the right temperature, order precisely the right food for your meals, maintain a sustainable garden, regulate every function of a well-run establishment. Set on a remote Oregon coast, it is ready for a final demonstration, with all the directors of the funding company present when the CEO is found dead in a covered swimming pool, and another director is found dead in a closed elevator car. Charlie and Constance are called on to prove or disprove the accusation that the house itself killed both men. Have they become the next targets of a house gone insane?
