On a very hot summer’s day in 2018, my team of newly promoted detectives traveled back in time to the winter of 1967…… Chief Superintendent ‘Nipper’ Read had received an unexpected phone call. After years of trying desperately to put Ronnie and Reggie Kray behind bars, the pair had been found murdered! ‘Nipper’ Read needed our help… More CluedUpp
It was a hot afternoon as we emerged from Leicester Square underground station, on our way to see Ruthless! The Musical at the Arts Theatre in London. The show was an all female musical with music by Marvin Laird and book and lyrics by Joel Paley that parodies Broadway musicals. It tells the story of the beautiful and talented 8 year old Tina… More Ruthless and Agatha Christie in one afternoon
A film about a murder mystery party Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part… More Game Night
‘Murder Mystery’ A married couple, on a vacation to Europe to give their marriage a second chance, get framed for the murder of an elderly billionaire. Adam Sandler plays a New York cop who has long-promised a European trip to his wife, played by Jennifer Aniston. A chance meeting on a flight with a mysterious… More A European trip that ends in murder
Having highlighted the film “The Happytime Murders” in my other blog a number of times, I was a little shocked at its content when the trailer was released. I expected something along the lines of “Who framed Roger Rabbit?” Sadly this new film is definitely NOT family friendly. The Plot The movie is set in a world… More Not so happy about the Happytime Murders
Hardboiled detectives aren’t just found on the mean streets of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles…….They can also be found in the parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth…….. Well at least that’s where Malcolm Pryce’s hardboiled detective can be found. This Aberystwyth is run by shady Druids. There are whelk-stalls as well as sexy dancing girls. And even an… More Aberystwyth Mon Amour
Grab & Go the classic Cluedo game. Check out the suspects. Who could have done it? There are rooms with secret passages to investigate. Keep track of the clues in your detective notebook to solve the case. Store all the cards and parts in the all-in-one game unit – until the next murder. Get your… More Play Cluedo On The Go
Ever wanted to throw a murder mystery themed party that is so good that your guests love it and rave about it for months afterwards ? Do you ever start planning a party then worry about your guests enjoying themselves? It’s only natural to want everybody to have a good time. And that includes you, as host,… More How To Throw Murder Mystery Party Your Guests Will Love.
There are two types of murder mystery An open murder mystery and A Closed murder mystery A murder mystery requires a unsolved crime. An investigator (protagonist) has to unravel the mystery by putting the clues and evidence together to catch the criminal. There are two ways this can be approached. The two story types are… More Open and Closed Murder Mystery
Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of #Sherlock Holmes, was born in Edinburgh on 22 May 1859. He died of a heart attack on 7 July 1930. Trained as a doctor at Edinburgh University in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle divided his time between medicine and writing. His career included being a writer and a journalist, as well as being a surgeon on a whaling… More Arthur Conan Doyle