Death on the pier

A murder mystery playwright turns real-life detective when, during one of his plays, an actress is shot and killed, while an unsuspecting audience watches on. 'Death on the Pier' introduces Bertie Carroll, one of the most successful playwrights of the 1930s, and his old school friend Chief Detective Inspector Hugh Chapman. The pair of them are thrown together as they try to uncover who murdered former Hollywood royalty, Celia Hamilton.