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New York City, Fall 1899. Ahead-of-her-time coloratura mezzo Ella Shane has always known opening night to be a mess of missed cues and jittery nerves, especially when unveiling a new opera. Her production of The Princes in the Tower, based on the mysterious disappearance of Edward IV s two sons during the Wars of the Roses in England, concludes its first performance to thunderous applause. It s not until players take their bows that the worst kind of disaster strikes… Flawless basso Albert Reuter is found lurched over a bloody body in his dressing room, seemingly taking inspiration from his role as the murderous Richard III. With a disturbing homicide case stealing the spotlight, Ella can t be so certain Albert is the one who belongs behind bars…–