Synopsis

When the Reaper Calls - A Comedy Thriller

When the Reaper Calls - A Comedy Thriller $12.99

Peter Colley

Published by Samuel French Ltd

2 Male 3 Female

Victor and Harlan are two young philosophy professors who have been friends, rivals and inveterate pranksters since their student days, but things have changed ...

Victor has turned into a wild hedonist in keeping with his belief that "when you're dead, you're dead", while Harlan has become a dull Stoic, leading a strict unemotional existence in preparation for the afterlife

They are on holiday with their long-suffering wives in the Canadian wilderness, and Victor has devised a prank which he believes will prove the falseness of Harlan's philosophy and shake him out of his passionless state - but the prank goes horribly wrong

After a heated argument a shot is fired, and one of the professors lies dead!

But this is far from the end of the story. In fact, the nightmare is just beginning ...

A highly entertaining, scary tale that will keep audiences laughing, gasping and guessing thoughout

" ... a unique blend of chilling suspense and riotous humour ... " ~ Stratford Beacon-Herald

" ... a top-notch comedy-thriller with razor-sharp dialogue ... " ~ The Independent [Canada]

Cast -

Professor Victor Pierce: playful, handsome; late 20s to early 40s

Dora Pierce: his wife, angry, surly; late 20s to early 40s

Professor Harlan Brandstater: softly-spoken, staid; late 20s to early 40s

Colleen Brandstater: his wife, endearingly innocent; early 20s

Officer McGuire: female police officer, earnest, humourless; early 20s

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