In September we were invited down to the English village of Marshtown and a meeting of the local cocktail appreciation society. The group were facing a potential change in their leadership committee and tensions were running extremely high. Some members were visibly shaken by events taking place. Others were stirred into action by threats of… More What’s your poison?
Having a clear out we came upon these murder mystery books by S T Haymon. All are available from Amazon. Death And The Pregnant Virgin was originally published in 1980. It was the first crime thriller to feature Detective Inspector Benjamin Jurnet. The action starts in a small village in Norfolk. Nearby an ancient statue has… More S T Haymon books
You’ve read the books. Now complete the collage jigsaw. This 1000 piece puzzle, from Susan Prescot Games Ltd, shows a range of vintage book covers by Agatha Christie. No mystery to solve, just a wonderful display of some of her titles. Agatha Christie – Classic Covers Jigsaw
The City Adventurers were in Edinburgh, birthplace of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So it was only fitting we help Conan Doyle’s greatest creation, Sherlock Holmes, in solving a mystery. And so it was that we found ourselves investigating A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery……. We joined the mystery maestros from the Highly Suspect theatre for an interactive murder… More A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery
Don’t you love that new detective series “Isolated crimes” with Inspector Corner? He introduces the details of a case, then asks the audience “was it an accident or was it murder?” His latest show involved a Mystic Murder. A fortune teller, Mystic Myrtle, was plying her trade at a local fairground when Laura Dent decided… More Mystic Murder
We’ve spent over a year watching the cast of Murdered For Money kill each other. Now it was time to meet the people behind the masks. Over afternoon tea at the Concorde Club in Eastleigh we got to interrogate the cast about themselves and the characters they have played. Murdered For Money was started by Bridget Wilkinson,… More Meet the M4M cast over afternoon tea
Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood is Book 16 in the Phryne Fisher series. I came across it the other day while browsing for a new book and was drawn to the title. It wasn’t until I got it home I realised it was part of the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries that are being shown on… More Murder in the Dark
The Curse of Blackwood Hall This is more than just a jigsaw puzzle. It is a murder mystery to solve, as well as a spot the difference puzzle. This puzzle is by artist Lena Pigareva and has a cozy murder mystery style to it. As with a lot of murder mystery jigsaws there is a mystery story… More White Mountain Mystery Puzzles
Described as “A classic that needs to be read” I ordered a copy of The Poisoned Chocolates Case. This murder mystery was originally published in 1929 and admired by such people as Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers. The book is famed for offering multiple solutions. Written by Anthony Berkeley, (a pen name of Anthony… More The Poisoned Chocolates Case
The Orient Express Mystery Jigsaw Can you piece together the evidence and catch the Orient Express killer in time? This is a murder mystery jigsaw puzzle where you read the story, complete the jigsaw and solve the murder. First, read all about Detective Hercule Poirot’s voyage to Istanbul and the shocking and suspicious death of… More Hercule Poirot Murder Mystery Jigsaws