Script Swap
The Last Picks, Book 11
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Narrated by:
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Andrew Gibson
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By:
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Gregory Ashe
They say the show must go on. Thank goodness for intermission.
Dashiell Dawson Dane isn’t thrilled that a new play at the community theater is based (however loosely) on his life. But when Dash’s friend Fox asks him to attend opening night, things take a strange turn: the actor playing Dash’s role seems to have been given a different script. Even stranger, the new lines trigger a bizarre response from the rest of the cast and crew—right before the lights go out and the box office is robbed.
At Fox’s request, Dash agrees to investigate, but he’s surprised to discover that everyone at the theater seems more preoccupied with the altered (and now missing) script than with the robbery. And when one of the actors is murdered in what appears to be a burglary gone wrong, Dash is sure there’s something much darker afoot.
But someone is determined to keep the truth from coming out, and Dash will have to navigate aging starlets, a disgruntled custodian, and a reclusive stage manager—among others—to catch the killer before they can strike again.
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Although Fox isn’t implicated in all the shenanigans, Fox’s father is neck deep in the morass. With all the other people associated with the play, there are plenty of suspects to go around and, in the end, lots of mysteries to unravel. Dash, along with help from the Last Picks, solves the murder.
He and Fox appear closer. That said, Fox is still a bit of a dark horse with handy sarcasm. They are closer to the found family of the Last Picks by the end of the novel.
I’ll also give a shout out to the romantic relationship between Bobby and Dash. Every book seems to bring new conflicts, and the road for these two certainly hasn’t been straight. Lots of bumps. I have faith though, that once they sort everything out, that they’ll be okay.
As a writer, I’ve especially related to Dash. Most specifically, his inability to finish his novel. In this book, he’s not only finished it, but he’s sent it out on submission. As the rejection letters arrive in his inbox, it’s a struggle for him to keep going. In examining the criticisms of his manuscript, he also has to look inward. There was a meta quality to all this that I really enjoyed. Like I said - I relate to Dash. I have those rejection emails stacked in a ‘junk’ folder in my email. Never to be looked at again. But they still hurt.
I will say that I’ve adored Andrew Gibson’s narration of these books – he just nails every character brilliantly. I will be sad to see the series end, because it’s been one hell of a ride.
Opening night
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Look, we're on book 11 (the penultimate book, I'm seriously going to cry), so if you're someone who hates the non-communication trope, what are you still doing here?! Dash and Bobby are both the absolute worst at communicating and both do their own thing that inevitably makes it MUCH WORSE. (It must be exhausting to be in that relationship).
But I think one of the beautiful things about this, is it leaves the door open for the rest of the Last Picks. They are truly a family, and always notice when Dash is struggling, so there's always someone who can step forward and do the headbanging, er...showing them that they need to talk. Maybe, just maybe, Dash and Bobby will be solid moving forward (I wont hold my breath though!).
This was Fox's story, and they've truly been an enigma outside of their flamboyant fashion sense and dramatic flair, so it was great to get a little more of their backstory (I was hoping they'd have some sort of romantic arc so I'm a little sad that we still dont have that), but we got to find out what shaped them into who they are and what they're doing when they aren't at Hemlock House. The mystery was solid, as always, but it honestly took way more of a backseat than in previous books. There was still multiple red herrings and whodunnits, and I was hooked in of course, but the relationships were the absolute main focus and I loved it.
I love Fox, I love Dash, I love all of them!!
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This book was much darker than the others. Seriously, with how depressed Dash got I thought for sure he was going to [start talking about suicide. Really, he was so depressed and down about everything that I was concerned. It did not happen. It never came up. (hide spoiler)]
I didn't like this one as much as the earlier books. The relationship between Dash and Bobby is strained. The murder and mystery not as exciting or interesting.
The book blurb tells you everything. I didn't actually follow all the logic behind the guilty party motive. Too much other stuff was going on with this story to really focus on the murder plot.
I want the silly, lighthearted stories from before.
The narration was of course stellar like always.
narration was of course stellar
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