MURDER IN SECOND POSITION

Ballerina Leah Siderova belongs onstage. Not in an interrogation room at Manhattan’s Twentieth Precinct. And yet, for the second time in less than a year, that’s where she has a starring role. It wasn’t her fault someone killed the autocratic new director of American Ballet Company. And it wasn’t her job to find the killer.

Leah is determined to stay as far away as possible from the murder investigation. After all, if she were going to kill someone, it would have been the woman who’s been relentlessly trolling her on social media. And that’s where things get complicated. Because when dancers say, “ballet can be murder” they don’t mean it literally.

Most of the time.

. . .

"Hold  on to your tutus. Once again, Lori Robbins delivers front row seats to a mystery complete with backstage intrigues, a Russian ballet mistress and the incomparable setting of bustling Manhattan. Prima Ballerina Leah Siderova executes the performance of a lifetime as she races to uncover the killer stalking her company. Murder in Second Position transports the reader to the glamorous world of dance with delightful diversions of  humor, romance and deception." 

~ Tina deBellegarde, Agatha-nominated author

of Winter Witness, a Batavia-on-Hudson Mystery

"Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world of ballet, Lori Robbins weaves together an unputdownable mystery of outsized egos, family secrets, and deadly competition. This twisty suspense will keep you turning pages  from the first pirouette to the final curtain call." 

~ D.A. Bartley,  author of the Abish Taylor Mysteries

"Lori  Robbins's inside knowledge of ballet and agility at plotting perfect  crimes are an ideal marriage for those of us who love our mysteries set  in the world of arts. Like ballet itself, Murder in Second Position is  beautiful, rugged, and elegantly paced." 

~ Elizabeth Mannion,  Edgar-nominated editor

of Guilt Rules All: Irish Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction

"Murder in Second Position is a  fast-paced romp through the high-stakes world of professional ballet,  where almost every colleague is a frenemy ready to step over a body or  two if it means a shot at becoming a principal dancer. This second book  in the On Pointe mystery series features the welcome return of principal  dancer Leah Siderova. As New York City prepares for a massive  snowstorm, Leah becomes the primary suspect in the murder of ballet  company director Pavel Baron. To find the real killer, Leah weaves her  way through satisfying plot twists, confrontations with engaging  characters (including her dysfunctional, loving family) and romantic  complications involving NYPD Detective Jonah Sobol. The star of this  show, though, is the dry, sly New York humor that permeates this mystery  and makes it such a delight to read. If former ballerina and author  Lori Robbins danced with as much heart and wit as her new book contains,  she must have been a sight to behold." 

~ Mally Becker, author of The Turncoat's Widow