A paparazzi photographer pursued opera diva Isabella Sommita until her nerves gave out. Therefore, her millionaire patron took her to the island, where she must restore her mental health, and at the same time perform an aria written especially for her by her secret young lover. This place is an ideal setting not only for a performance, but also for a murder: after the premiere, the great singer is found dead with a photograph pinned to her chest. Among the guests present, only Superintendent Roderick Alleyn is able to find out who wished the death of the prima donna... There are many mysterious rumors circulating around Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in the theater community; someone even considers the play cursed and does not say its name out loud. But the new London production from acclaimed director Peregrine Jay promises to be stunning. But already at rehearsals something strange begins to happen, and when the last act ends in real tragedy, it is not the actors who have to take the stage, but Superintendent Alleyn...