Murder on the Titanic is a jigsaw puzzle with a murder mystery waiting to be solved. Although it suggests you read the story first, the City adventurers dived into completing the jigsaw instead. Assembling the 1,000-piece puzzle was made harder by the picture not being anything like the collage of photographs on the box front. The… More Murder on the Titanic
“If you enjoy curling up with a hot cocoa in one hand and a great who-dunnit novel in the other, you will want to attend the next Writers of Kern Meeting.” said the advertisement. The Writers of Kern had invited best-selling cozy mystery author Dean James, better known to his fans as Miranda James, to… More “How to Kill People for Fun and Profit” (Writing Mysteries)
Strolling along the prom. Paddling bare foot in the surf. Lining up for donkey rides. Hunting for crabs. Burying your dad in the sand. Spending time in the arcades. Riding the dodgems. Posing for family photos. Grabbing ice-creams, donuts, chips or jellied eels and pickled whelks as the mood takes you… The City Adventurers were… More Who can forget the thrills of a classic British seaside holiday?
After an unusual year of dance, things were heating up in the finals of the Ballroom & Latin dance championships. This year, for the first time, the championships were being covered by the local TV station. That wouldn’t stop squabbles over sequins, frenzies over feathers, and a tussle with the tango. You could even say… More Murder on the dance floor!
Yesterday, the City Adventurers were invited to join Bob Roberts and his family for an important family get-together. Bob Roberts, a retired builder and horse breeder, had invited everyone to a dinner cooked by his lovely wife, Sylvia. Unfortunately, despite bags of enthusiasm, she was not the greatest of cooks. In fact the only thing… More In Custardy!
This is the second of the trilogy of puzzles. It comes with a short story booklet that provides background for the puzzle and once you’ve successfully completed the puzzle, there are glow-in-the-dark clues that you use to solve the mystery. Update: As a Bits and Pieces jigsaw, this puzzle had very odd shaped pieces making… More The Fall of Heathmoor Manor
Another bits and pieces jigsaw where no two pieces are the same. Death in The Desert Mystery Puzzle is designed by Gene Dieckhoner. Can you solve the mystery of this puzzle? Available from Amazon
Size 12 Is Not Fat is the first book in the Heather Wells Mysteries series by Meg Cabot. I bought the first book when I was size 12…..and by the second book I was also size 14. i wondered how many books there would be in the series and how large Heather was expected to… More Heather Wells Mysteries
The Word Is Murder starts when an elderly woman goes into an undertaker’s, arranges her own funeral……and is murdered 6 hours later. This is the first book in the Detective Daniel Hawthorne series by Anthony Horowitz. The story started as a simple murder mystery. The first chapter sets the scene, describing a lady making arrangements… More The Word Is Murder
This is the 8th book in the Herring series by L. C. Tyler. The Maltese Herring is available from City Adventurers Solve The Murder The Plot Dr Hilary Joyner is neither well liked nor well respected among his academic peers. However, he believes his next project will bring him the recognition he deserves. He’s working… More The Maltese Herring