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!
On a walk in an ancient forest, something magical attracted us into the depths of the historic woodland. In a sunlit clearing we discovered a sad but magnificent unicorn, whose magical powers had been lost in a battle with an evil sorcerer. The unicorn pleaded for our assistance to help them regain their magical powers. Confused,… More Escape The Room Jigsaw – The Unicorn
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
What Happened Next? At the country fair is a mystery jigsaw from Marks and Spencer. The box depicts an idyllic day out at the county fair and you are asked to imagine what happens next. Or, more importantly, what happens when something unexpected happens…… So you have some idea of the picture you are building,… More What Happened Next?….At The County Fair
Who Dun It Final Curtain is another jigsaw in the same series as Murder at Pelham Castle Again we were required to read the short mystery story then assemble the puzzle and solve the crime. The only indication on the box is the cast of suspects to the grisly crime. This time the action was set in a… More Who Dun It – Final Curtain
We found this at the back of the cupboard. I couldn’t remember doing it before and it soon became clear why not…….. The story is OK. A couple win a trip to a haunted castle and arrive to find they are the only (non-related) guests. Everyone else has arrived for a reading to find out… More Glenmore Haunting
I received the Sherlock Holmes and the Speckled Band jigsaw as a Christmas present. While I have come to like the mystery puzzles, where you don’t know the picture in advance, the Bepuzzled ones tend to be uncolourful. As in, all the pieces are the same colour. So it took me a while to get… More Sherlock Holmes and the Speckled Band
There are five books in The Trail Series by AA Abbott. The first book in the series I got on Kindle. It leads nicely into the Kat White series. The Bride’s Trail Kat’s fake weddings made big bucks. But now the money’s gone and a killer wants her dead…… Glamorous Kat is the flatmate Amy… More The Trail Series