Stage Blood — Bret Jones

Sean Maston is a faithful member of the Lyle, Oklahoma, Community Theater company. He is excited about being cast as the lead role in Death of a Salesman, when a real death shakes the little group of actors to its core. One of the cast members is brutally murdered in her garage. Unfortunately, the victim is someone with so many enemies that finding potential killers does not seem hard. And being a law-abiding, honest individual, Sean decides to see if he can track down the killer, who he believes must be one of his fellow actors. He quickly turns rehearsals into grill sessions, and his fellow players become annoyed with his meddling. When Sean's dog is attacked, he realizes that his detecting is getting to the killer, but he remains determined to track down the murderer, and plans a special rehearsal to rout out the killer.