The Trouble with Trent

by  Carmichael, Fred

Published: 1998

Acts: 2

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Acts: 2
Male Roles: 2
Female Roles: 6
Flexible Roles: 0
Has Chorus/Extras: No

Synopsis

Sparkling dialogue, fascinating characters, satirical insights and laughs galore abound in this tale of mistaken identities that begins with three mystery buffs E mailed chapters to each other and met for two weeks to polish off their first book. The publication enjoys mild success until their literary agent hints that Sarah Trent, the pen name they adopted, is a real person. Book sales soar. Meanwhile a Washington socialite being blackmailed over a possibly illicit weekend intends to send Sarah a story she has written about herself. She mistakenly sends the manuscript to the blackmailer and the money to the beach cottage where the three ladies behind the name Trent are gathered to complete another book. Nailing the blackmailer and keeping Sarah's identity a secret during the resulting confusion is first rate comedy by a popular author of the genre.