I really enjoyed this book! It's the second of Crispin's 'Gervase Fen' mysteries that I've read and they've both had me laughing out loud as well as enjoying the intriguing, if rather far-fetched, plots. This is a tale of jealousy and murder in an opera company, with a lot of examination of human absurdity, as well as self-referential asides, brilliant characters, and rather joyful silliness ⭐⭐⭐⭐