Curtains up… and someone’s plotting more than just stage directions. In Exit Stage Death, Ava Eldred delivers a whip-smart, twist-filled mystery for young readers who love their clues clever and their sleuths sharp. With a backstage full of secrets and a cast that’s anything but ordinary, this YA crime novel is set to steal the spotlight when it hits shelves on June 5th. Published by UCLan Publishing.

Blurb

From producer Ava Eldred comes a gripping YA musical theatre themed murder mystery. Strange happenings are plaguing Camp Chance, but can a group of friends solve these alarming disappearances before curtain-up? Dramatic in every sense of the word, this showstopping novel will have you on the edge of your seat.

Livi Campbell’s summer to-do list is simple:

• 1. Have the best final summer at Camp Chance.
• 2. Prove to her parents that acting is an acceptable career choice.
• 3. Smash all her rehearsals and get the lead in the senior showcase.

But when a fellow camper shows up dead under mysterious circumstances and Livi finds a note suggesting all is not as it seems, she must team up with her campmates to catch the culprit before they kill again.

Enter Juliet, the social media influencer with everything to prove; Aaron, the nepo baby who isn’t sure he wants to be in Hollywood at all; Daisy, the inexperienced newbie trying to find her place; and Sam, the leading man who broke Livi’s heart last summer.

The players are in place. The stage is set. Curtain up.

About the Author

Ava Eldred was born in London, and has spent much of the last decade writing and developing stage musicals, as well as producing large scale theatrical concerts. Her work has been performed both in London and internationally.

She is a recent alumnus of Faber Academy’s Writing a Novel course. Her debut novel, The Boyband Murder Mystery, was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.