ST. CHARLES – Mayhem is on the agenda in Joe DiPietro’s “The Art of Murder,” a combination comedy-mystery now delighting fans of the genre in a well-executed production directed by Jason W. Gerace at Fox Valley Repertory.

The 1999 show, which earned DiPietro an Edgar Award for best mystery play, is light weight and swiftly moving, with a clever plot full of delicious twists and turns.

The playwright knows how to tell a good story, as his earlier, long-running off-Broadway musical comedy hit “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” proves. That play dwelt on the trials and tribulations of singlehood, dating, marriage, loss and heartbreak.