"Combines elements from the romance, fantasy and mystery genres"
Actress Esther Diamond knows she should have had the lead
of Venus in the play Sorcerers instead of Golly Gee but
while she is the current understudy, she hopes that Golly
will get sick and she will have the chance to play the
part. During the latest performance, Golly steps into an
ordinary crystal cage and when the illusion is supposed to
be finished she is nowhere to be found. Esther anticipates
going on stage as Venus the next day but she gets a letter
warning her not to go in the crystal cage because "Evil is
on the Loose." She reports the note to Connor a detective who thinks it
is just a prank. In Esther's dressing room Maximilian
Zadok materializes and tells her than another female
disappeared while performing the same magic that and tells
her he sent the note to save her because he is a mage who
belongs to the Magnum Collegium, an organization that
fight evil. Other women in the same situation also
disappear and once Esther believes him, she decides to
help him find what happened to the missing women, who is
behind it and why. The sparks fly between the detective and the actress but
he refused to give in to his feelings because he believes
she is a fruitcake and a suspect. Combining elements from
the romance, fantasy and mystery genres, DISAPPEARING
NIGHTLY is an enchanting novel that will appeal to readers
of all three genres. The mystery is well constructed
leaving readers trying to figure out who is behind the
disappearances. The heroine is at times funny and
determined but always charming and believable. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 15, 2005
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted January 22, 2007
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