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Drama Detective: A Nicky and Noah Mystery (Nicky and Noah Mysteries Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Joe Cosentino (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Theater professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a Sherlock Holmes musical in a professional summer stock production at Treemeadow College, co-starring his husband and theatre professor colleague Noah Oliver as Dr. John Watson. When cast members begin toppling over like hammy actors at a curtain call, Nicky dons Holmes’ persona on stage and off. Once again Nicky and Noah will need to use their drama skills to figure out who is lowering the street lamps on the actors before the handsome couple get half-baked on Baker Street. You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino’s fast-paced, side-splittingly funny, edge-of-your-seat entertaining fifth novel in this delightful series. Curtain up, the game is afoot!
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"Drama Detective (Nicky and Noah Mystery #5) by Joe Cosentino is high camp, warmed-hearted, murderous fun! A series that, like Nicky and Noah themselves, keeps getting better with each story as they adjust to each other, grow, and yes, continue to love, act, and investigate murders now as a family. I think this is the best yet! I can't recommend the series and this story enough! Be prepared to want to cuddle a character or two as well as laugh out loud!" --Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

"This series is superbly twisted, full of murder and mayhem, and so many laugh out loud moments...Each Nicky and Noah Mystery Series book has a wonderfully twisted plot steeped in farce and absurdist humour. The murder 'weapons' are always highly original as is the motive and identity of the murderer...One thing I can guarantee; you will not put this book down until you finish, unless it's to recover from one of the many belly laughs you'll engage in while reading. Another winner from this gifted author which I have no hesitation in highly recommending." --Divine Magazine

"In the fifth volume of the delightful, award-winning Nicky and Noah mystery series from author Joe Cosentino, "Drama Detective," Treemeadow College theater professors Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver find themselves embroiled in yet another murderer's killing spree at the one place you would think they would be safe: A stage....As narrator, Nicky's trademark wit, catty commentary and mocking metaphors are laugh-out-loud funny...like the previous four entries in this delectable series, the author leaves us breathlessly anticipating what's next in store for Nicky and Noah." --Edge Media Network

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0755PKXNG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (October 28, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 28, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4008 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 195 pages
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JOE COSENTINO was voted Favorite MM Mystery, Humorous, and Contemporary Author of the Year by the readers of Divine Magazine for Drama Queen, the first Nicky and Noah mystery novel. He is also the author of the remaining Nicky and Noah mysteries: Drama Muscle, Drama Cruise, Drama Luau, Drama Detective, Drama Fraternity, Drama Castle, Drama Dance, Drama Faerie, Drama Runway, Drama Christmas, Drama Pan, Drama TV, Drama Oz, Drama Prince, Drama Merry, Drama Daddy, and Drama King; the Player Piano Mysteries: The Player and The Player’s Encore; the Jana Lane Mysteries: Paper Doll, Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll, China Doll, Rag Doll; the Cozzi Cove series: Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back, Moving Forward, Stepping Out, New Beginnings, Happy Endings; the In My Heart Anthology: An Infatuation & A Shooting Star; the Tales from Fairyland Anthology: The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland and Holiday Tales from Fairyland; the Bobby and Paolo Holiday Stories Anthology: A Home for the Holidays, The Perfect Gift, The First Noel; and the Found At Last Anthology: Finding Giorgio and Finding Armando. His books have won numerous Book of the Month awards and Rainbow Award Honorable Mentions. As an actor, Joe appeared in principal roles in film, television, and theatre, opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Jason Robards, and Holland Taylor. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Goddard College, Master’s degree from SUNY New Paltz, and is a happily married emeritus college theatre professor residing in New York State.

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Carla Noriega
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun story
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
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Witty and fun, the author had me laughing out loud at times!
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ElleLainey
4.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch Comedy
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017
Book – Drama Detective (Nicky and Noah #5)
Author – Joe Cosentino
Star rating - ★★★★☆
No. of Pages – 217
Cover – Perfect!
POV – 1st person, one character
Would I read it again – Yes
Genre – LGBT, Comedy, Mystery, Murder, Contemporary

** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **
Reviewed for Divine Magazine

Drama Detective is another top notch comedy from Joe Cosentino. With a cast of characters that can make you smile, laugh and snigger at their woeful dramas, there is something (and someone) for everyone.

The format is back in great form, continuing the tradition of beginning with Nicky directing a play and then evolving into murder before the end of Chapter 1. The cast of characters are a little more catty than usual, this time, as instead of having college kids or amateurs as the actors the characters here are fully credits from hammed up TV shows and theater has-beens. Or rather, never-was stars. The drama these lot face on stage is nothing to what they cause off stage.

I loved that little Taavi was back, as an official member of the family. And Nicky's usual hypochondria hadn't been forgotten, nor was his irrational jealousy as he simmered over the growing closeness of Noah and his brother Tony. It was fun to watch all the family drama pan out, from the 'more sensitive and younger brother' issue to the 'who killed my cast' and the return of long-standing – and long-suffering – detective Joe Manuello.

But, as always, beyond the fun is the real stuff. Stuff that real life has thrown at the LGBT community. Religious freedoms, bigotry, closeted gay men suffering the fear of coming out due to judgment, and the realities of foster care, conversion therapy and children's fear that their families will be broken up by laws and governments who don't support LGBT families. Cosentino manages to challenge all of these real life issues in a way that is both real, heartbreaking but also uplifting, in a way. Because there is always a happy ending and, no matter what the characters have suffered in their lives, they find a way to rise above the struggles.

I never knew a musical production of Sherlock Holmes could be so dangerous! Drama Fraternity is going to be a riot!
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Matthew Juntunen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018
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Enjoyed it looking forward to see more
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Joe G
1.0 out of 5 stars Really?
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2018
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I understand that this novel has to be accepted aa an entertainment beyond reality, but really, this was ridiculous and not very engaging unless you are a professional gay.
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Janice
5.0 out of 5 stars Another hilarious, superbly written murder mystery from Joe Cosentino.
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017
Drama Detective is the fifth book in the Nicky and Noah Mystery series. It could be read as a standalone but the story would lose some of its depth without the back stories and histories of the main characters. This series is superbly twisted, full of murder and mayhem, and so many laugh out loud moments that it deserves to be read in order, if only for the pure pleasure it will bring the reader.

Nicky Abbondonza is Professor of Play Directing at the quaint; yet ridiculously prone to murder and mayhem; Treemeadow College in Vermont. He is a tall and muscular, dark haired, green eyed hunk of a man in proud possession of a “donkey donza”. Not one for false modesty Nicky is nonetheless a delightfully engaging narrator of this story. It’s impossible not to adore him! His loving and beloved husband Noah is, by contrast, a modest man, and is slim with blonde hair and blue eyes. Their adopted eight year old Hawaiian son, Taavi, completes the family perfectly, with the charm, intelligence and wit of a far older child. Together they face dastardly villains, homophobes, assorted egotistical actors and other minor irritants with courage, verve and humour.

Drama Detective finds Nicky and Noah, along with newly adopted Taavi, back at Treemeadow College once again. Since it’s the summer break, Martin Anderson, Theatre Department Head and frequent co-conspirator in Nicky and Noah’s sleuthing, has transformed the college theatre into a professional summer stock venue to try out a new Sherlock Holmes Broadway bound musical; Is Holmes A Homo? With Martin’s long suffering husband, Ruben Markinson, as Producer, we are soon introduced to Author and Musical Director, Mark Melody, along with the actors Ruben has assembled from assorted backgrounds including theatre, day time television, a low budget indie film and pro wrestling. Naturally.

Thus the stage is set for a typical Nicky Abbondonza production, with a cast of characters with more secrets, lies, backstabbing and intrigue than a ‘Republican National Convention.’ Rehearsals begin with cast members dropping like flies and our ‘real life Sherlock Holmes’, Nicky, ably assisted by Noah, Taavi, Nicky’s brother Trevor, and our old friends Martin and Ruben is on the case and determined to find the killer.

Each Nicky and Noah Mystery Series book has a wonderfully twisted plot steeped in farce and absurdist humour. The murder ‘weapons’ are always highly original as is the motive and identity of the murderer. Trying to solve the case , along with the protagonists, is all part of the fun when reading any Joe Cosentino book in this series. One thing I can guarantee; you will not put this book down until you finish, unless it’s to recover from one of the many belly laughs you’ll engage in while reading. Another winner from this gifted author which I have no hesitation in highly recommending.
*** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review for Divine Magazine ***
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