Böcker av Judith A. Johnson

For years, Ruth Carson and her friend Angie enjoyed being in the summer musical theatre productions of St. Paul's Como Pavilion Players, directed by Fritz Gerhardt. This year, however, something sinister is happening to the tight-knit amateur theatre group. A serial killer is targeting the cast. Who is the attacker? Why? And who will be next? Unfortunately, Ruth, Angie, and everyone else in the company is at risk because "the show must go on!"

Each chapter contains a brief introductory essay that describes works by Tolkien published within a particular time frame and summarizes the patterns or trends of critical response during the period covered. Following this is an alphabetical by title listing of works by Tolkien and a chronologically organized bibliography of Tolkien criticism.