Corpse de ballet

Exercise maven, former dancer, and part-time ballet reviewer Toni Ney is on hand when Vova Izlomin, a Russian premier danseur with more genius than manners, makes his triumphant return to the stage. Not many tears are shed, however, when Izlomin's glittering, lifeless body is found swinging from a rope backstage in between acts. Inspector Anthony Torrent enlists Toni's help in understanding the eccentric behavior of the ballet dancers, whose talent is exceeded only by their gift for bickering and backstabbing among themselves. Toni's boyfriend, Eric Skeets, a freshly minted second lieutenant…