Death of a Player

It seemed lucky for Maggie Wellen that she net the man in the cafe that dreary afternoon as she was stopping to fortify herself in her efforts to get a start o Broadway. She was discouraged; breaking into the theatre was proving harder than she had imagined. But when the man advised her to try Paul Horvath, Maggie's spirits rose. Horvath, a Hungarian freedom fighter, refugee, and on eof the top producers in New York, has a play opening soon staring the famous Sybilla Saunders and her ex-husband Evan Evans, who Sybilla has especially asked to play opposite her (much to the displeasure of her TV-here husband, Blair). One part remains to be filled; Maggie not only gets it, but is hired as Assistant State Manager as well. But her delight soon vanishes when she realizes she has entered a world of intense rivalry and jealousy. And as this world is invaded by Communist spies, FBI agents, and killers, Maggie finds her first theatre job has landed her in the middle of international intrigue and murder.