The”M” Word is Book 1 of 9 in the Bel Barrett mysteries Series by Jane Isenberg Bel Barrett is dealing with menopause, hot flushes, an uninformative doctor and adult children. And as a Jersey City community college professor, she also has students’ problems to deal with…..and a murder to solve. Bel Barrett sets out to find… More The”M” Word by Jane Isenberg
The Plot Lorna Belling, desperate to escape the marriage from hell, falls for the charms of another man who promises her the earth. But, as Lorna finds, life seldom follows the plans you’ve made. A chance photograph on a client’s mobile phone changes everything for her. When the body of a woman is found in… More Need You Dead by Peter James
The first of the Evadne Mount Trilogy – The Act of Roger Murgatroyd Written by Gilbert Adair in 2006, this book gives an obvious nod to Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” with it’s title. It has all the classic ingredients of a 1930s mystery and is a parody/celebration of the ‘golden age’ of mystery writing.… More The Act of Roger Murgatroyd
On Saturday night our team of investigators stepped back in time to to play the ITM Games murder mystery dinner party “Teddy Bears Picnic”. We entered the 1980’s world of big business, big shoulders and fluffy toys…….. Teddy Bears Picnic – The plot of “Teddy Bears Picnic” It was the fifth anniversary of Edwards… More At this “Teddy Bears Picnic” things are not as innocent as they seem!
Looking for an unusual card to give someone? Why not send them a Puzzle Card? Produced by the Puzzle Card company “Murder on the line” is more than a greetings card. It’s also a quick-to-solve murder mystery. The story begins when the five carriage Wensley Express train leaves the station carrying a group of suspicious… More A Murder Mystery Greetings Card
This St Valentine’s Day how about a murder mystery party with an ITM dinner party murder mystery game for 8 Players. This is a murder mystery with a difference – a who didn’t do it! St Valentine’s Day Masquerade for 8 players Buy now from ITM Games St Valentine’s Day Masquerade The place is Chicago. The time… More St Valentine’s Day Masquerade
What a kick to try to figure out who did it, only to discover it was YOU! Looking for a fun evening with friends? Why not invite people over for an evening of murder and mystery? First of all you will need to invite friends and family that are open-minded and have a good sense of… More How to Host a Murder: The Class of ’54
More afternoon mystery on the BBC Produced by the same production team as made Father Brown, Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators is a comedy-drama mystery television series set in Stratford-upon-Avon. In the first series viewers were introduced to Ex-Detective Inspector Frank Hathaway. Since leaving the force he has become a debt-laden private investigator. His office assistant is Sebastian Brudenell,… More Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
Death in Paradise returns to UK screens this month This will be the eighth series of the British-French crime drama television series. Series 1–3 starred Ben Miller as the lead detective, DI Richard Poole. He was replaced by Kris Marshall as DI Humphrey Goodman for series 3–6. The current star, Ardal O’Hanlon, took over the lead role at series 6. He… More Death in Paradise
I stumbled on “A Cotswold Mystery” by Rebecca Tope in a bookshop in Southport and thought I’d give it a go. It is fourth in the Thea Osborne Cotswolds crime series. Although I haven’t read any of the preceding novels, this is a stand alone story. The heroine of the book is Thea Osborne. Recently… More A Cotswold Mystery