The Jerome Barron Players have a problem. Known as Death Troupe, once a year they perform a high-end murder mystery play written for that season's host town. Unfortunately, their playwright has just killed himself. Enter Jack Glynn, Death Troupe's original playwright before his now-deceased writing partner stole his lead-actress girlfriend. Traveling to the snow-covered town of Schuyler Mills, Jack soon learns that his former friend's suicide may have been caused by a shadowy Death Troupe stalker ... and that he might have just been cast as the phantom's new target. ... [Set in] the Adirondack region of New York. ... [T]he first book in [the] new mystery theater-themed series featuring playwright Jack Glynn--P. [4] of cover.