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
The Castle of Otranto It’s style merges medievalism and terror. One of the most influential works of Gothic fiction, The Castle of Otranto is the first English supernatural novel. Strawberry Hill House inspired The Castle of Otranto, which was the first ever Gothic novel. It was written in Horace Walpole’s study in 1764. A copy of the book is… More The first English supernatural novel
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
Forty five minutes of engaging mystery Time to sit back and watch a cosy murder mystery in the afternoon, as Mark Williams returns to our screens as Father Brown. This series is inspired by the stories of GK Chesterton, so fans of the books may be surprised by his interpretation. If you haven’t read the books (I… More Father Brown
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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
If you are feeling in need of a little baking lift, check out this seasonal short story – The Christmas Bake Off. Sabotage at the Cake Contest. This book offers a quick read about the residents of Skipley village and their annual Christmas bake off. Winning means a lot, so although they lack Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood… More The Great Christmas Bake Off
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol has one of the most memorable first lines of them all. It’s gloomy opening establishes the world of the novel and also tells the reader in no uncertain terms that one of the characters – Marley – is dead. The novel then shocks the reader, and the main character,… More More than one story that begins Marley was dead: to begin with
On Sunday 16th December 2018 Channel 5 are screening a murder mystery based on the Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. The plot Charles, the son of the assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard returns to London after WW2 from Cairo and discovers his ex-lover’s grandfather has been murdered. Sophia, the old mans grandaughter, is convinced he was murdered by… More Agatha Christie’s Crooked House