You have to admit, making William Shakespeare sound thrilling and sexy in the 21st century is no easy task. But somehow, -Jennifer Lee Carrell manages to do exactly that. Her debut novel, Interred with Their Bones, starts off with former university professor Kate Stanley directing Hamlet at the famous Globe Theatre. Kateย’s one-time mentor, Rosalind Howard, shows up unexpectedly, bringing with her both a mysterious box and a secret. Later that night, the Globe is burned to the ground and Rosalind is found murdered in the same way as Hamletย’s father. Stunned, Kate eventually opens the mysterious box and findsย…well, we canย’t exactly tell you what she finds, now can we? It would spoil all the fun! But you can get a few clues about what comes next at todayย’s reading at Murder by the Book.

Wed., Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.

This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2007.