Audio Book
Release of Drama Runway, the 10th Nicky and Noah mystery
by Joe Cosentino, performed by Caleb A
Meacham
“You
gotta work it!” Don’t you just love a fashion show? The anticipation in the
air, flashing lights, pounding music, enticing runway, gorgeous models,
captivating clothes, and revealing costume malfunctions. I find runway shows
mesmerizing. So I couldn’t resist setting the tenth novel in my popular Nicky
and Noah mystery series during a fashion show.
Now I am thrilled to announce the audio book release of Drama
Runway performed by the thrillingly talented actor Caleb A Meacham. Caleb’s
smooth voice, crisp diction, and wacky sense of humor brings the novel to vivid
audio book life. With over twenty character voices in the novel, you won’t
believe it is narrated by only one performer. Caleb is a master at playing
characters of different genders, ages, nationalities, and orientations. He beautifully
taps into the psyche and emotions of each character. You won’t want to miss his
stellar performance in this unique and highly entertaining story.
In the novel, witty
and wonderful armchair sleuth, Professor of Play Directing Nicky Abbondanza, is
directing a fashion show for the Fashion Department at Treemeadow College—founded
by gay lovers Tree and Meadow. The plan is to showcase the new black leather
line by famous fashion designer Ulla Ultimate of Ultimate Fashion (FU for
short). The visiting professor’s rebellious son, Treemeadow fashion student
Cory Ultimate, is featured as one of the models. The other hot and hunky male
student models are feuding exes Shane Buff and Julio Bonero, and picked upon plus-size
(Try saying that three times fast at a microphone) model Cosmo Capra. To keep
peace in the family (and arsenic out of his oatmeal), Nicky has also cast his
handsome husband, Associate Professor of Acting Noah Oliver, and their adopted
son, Taavi, as models in the show. Of course Nicky’s best friends, Theatre
Department Head Martin Anderson and his long suffering spouse Ruben, are
producers, with office assistant Shayla Johnson on hand to supply sassy remarks.
Nicky’s droll nemesis, Detective Manuello, and Nicky and Noah’s both sets of
riotous parents are also along for the rocky ride.
Added
to the colorful cast of characters are Lila Hekekia, a fashion design student
screaming for “religious freedom” as she eyes Ulla’s show for herself. Lila’s
pursuit takes a spin when she finds out her current squeeze, Associate
Professor of Fashion Design Tyler Greenway, had a questionable past with Ulla.
Accident-prone fashion student, Johnny Riley, has a secret known only to muscular
stage manager student, Hoss Packer. Businessman Miles Jeffrey has been hired by
Ulla to find a husband for Cory, in hopes that her son will finally settle
down. Miles finds it to be a difficult task given Cory’s penchant for throwing
himself at the other male models.
As
rehearsals for the show begin, Nicky is “happier than a televangelist buying a
mansion and new wig after pledge week.” However, passions soon explode, and
Nicky finds out quickly the runway is a dangerous place as sexy male models drop
faster than their leather apparels. Once again Nicky, Noah, and friends use
their theatrical skills to trap the murderer in a shocking climax—no pun intended.
For
those of you who haven’t yet ventured to the land of Nicky and Noah (and you
should!), it’s a gay cozy mystery comedy series, meaning the setting is warm
and cozy, the clues and murders (and laughs) come fast and furious, and there
are enough plot twists and turns and a surprise ending to keep the pages
turning (as Nicky would say) “faster than a priest facing an altar boy with a
robe malfunction.” At the center is the touching relationship between Professor
of Play Directing Nicky Abbondanza and Associate Professor of Acting Noah
Oliver. We watch them go from courting to marrying to adopting a child, all the
while head over heels in love with each other (as we fall in love with them). Reviewers
called the series “hysterically funny farce,” “Murder She Wrote meets Hart
to Hart meets The Hardy Boys,”
and “captivating whodunits.” One reviewer wrote they are the funniest books
she’s ever read! Another said I’m “a master storyteller.” Who am I to argue?
Each
novel is a self-contained mystery, however, it’s best to read them in order to
watch Nicky and Noah’s personal lives unfold: Drama Queen (Divine Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award for Favorite
LGBT Mystery, Humorous, and Contemporary Novel of the Year), Drama Muscle (Rainbow Award Honorable
Mention), Drama Cruise, Drama Luau,
Drama Detective (Rainbow Award Honorable Mention), Drama Fraternity, Drama Castle (Rainbow
Award Honorable Mention), Drama
Dance (Rainbow Award Honorable
Mention), Drama Faerie, and
now Drama Runway (Rainbow Award Honorable Mention).
As a past professional actor and current college theatre
professor/department chair, I know first-hand the wild and wacky antics, sweet romance,
and captivating mystery in the worlds of theatre and academia. My books are
full of them—and so is this new audio book!
It is my joy and pleasure to share this tenth audio book in
the series with you. So take your seats. The runway lights are flashing, the
music is pulsating, and the models are ready to enter. Curtain up on the
ultimate in fashion, and of course hilarity, romance, and murder!
DRAMA RUNWAY (the 10th Nicky and Noah mystery)
a comedy/mystery/romance novel by JOE COSENTINO
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1025298
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/drama-runway-joe-cosentino/1137112697?ean=2940164095888
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/drama-runway-a-nicky-and-noah-mystery
and
the audiobook performed by Caleb A Meacham, hear a sample at:
It’s spring
break at Treemeadow College, and theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is
directing a runway show for the Fashion Department. Joining him are his spouse,
theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son Taavi, and their best friend and
department head, Martin Anderson. The show, designed by visiting professor Ulla
Ultimate, is bound to be the ultimate event of the season. And bound it is with
designs featuring black leather and chains. When sexy male models drop faster
than their leather chaps, Nicky and Noah will need to use their drama skills to
figure out who is taking the term “a cut male model” literally before Nicky and
Noah end up steamed in the wardrobe steamer. You will be applauding and
shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino’s fast-paced, side-splittingly funny,
edge-of-your-seat entertaining tenth novel in this delightful series. Take your
seats. The runway is lighting up with hunky models, volatile designers, bitter
exes, newfound lovers, and murder!
Rainbow
Award Honorable Mention!
Praise for
the Nicky and Noah mysteries:
“Joe
Cosentino has a unique and fabulous gift. His writing is flawless, and his use
of farce, along with his convoluted plotlines, will have you guessing until the
very last page, which makes his books a joy to read. His books are worth their
weight in gold, and if you haven't discovered them yet you are in for a rare
treat.” Divine Magazine
“a
combination of Laurel and Hardy mixed with Hitchcock and Murder She Wrote…
Loaded with
puns and one-liners…Right to the end, you are kept guessing, and the conclusion
still has a surprise in store for you.” “the best modern Sherlock and Watson in
books today…I highly recommend this book and the entire series, it’s a pure
pleasure, full of fun and love, written with talent and
brio…fabulous…brilliant” Optimumm Book Reviews
About the Author
Joe
Cosentino was voted Favorite MM Mystery, Humorous, and Contemporary Author of
the Year by the readers of Divine Magazine for Drama Queen, the
first Nicky and Noah mystery novel. He is also the author of the remaining
Nicky and Noah mysteries: Drama Muscle, Drama Cruise, Drama
Luau, Drama Detective, Drama Fraternity, Drama Castle, Drama Dance,
Drama Faerie, Drama Runway, Drama Christmas, Drama Pan, Drama TV, Drama Oz,
Drama Prince, Drama Merry, Drama Daddy, Drama King; the Player Piano
Mysteries: The Player and The Player’s Encore; the Jana Lane
Mysteries: Paper Doll, Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll, China
Doll, Rag Doll; the Cozzi Cove series: Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back,
Moving Forward, Stepping Out, New Beginnings, Happy
Endings; the In My Heart Anthology: An Infatuation & A
Shooting Star; the Tales from Fairyland Anthology: The Naked
Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland and Holiday Tales from Fairyland;
the Bobby and Paolo Holiday Stories Anthology: A Home for the
Holidays, The Perfect Gift, The First Noel; and the Found At Last
Anthology: Finding Giorgio and Finding Armando. His books have won
numerous Book of the Month awards and Rainbow Award Honorable Mentions. As an
actor, Joe appeared in principal roles in film, television, and theatre,
opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Jason
Robards, and Holland Taylor. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from
Goddard College, Master’s degree from SUNY New Paltz, and is currently a
happily married college theatre professor/department chair residing in New York
State.
Web site: http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com
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