Download or read book A Black Tie Affair and Other Mystery Stories written by Elizabeth Elwood and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opera singer and part-time sleuth Philippa Beary returns in the second of a series of lighthearted mystery books. In the title story, set against the backdrop of the world of professional singing, her brother Bertram thwarts the poisoning of a beautiful prima donna during a New Year's Eve gala performance of Die fledermaus. In The mephisto waltz jump, rivalry between two young champions at the skating rink results in a catastrophic accident - or was it an accident? And an abandoned dog becomes the key to the unravelling of a deadly plot in A grim ferry tale.