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
Murder By The Slice This is the debut novel of Rob Cline, arts professional, writer, newspaper reviewer and former pizza delivery driver. The plot revolves around Paul Chambers, a delivery driver for Passable Pizza. From Amazon: “Following his personal rules for peaceful pizza delivery, Paul is content to read comics, care for his rabbit Spinoza, and… More The pizza business can be murder
Twists and turns as you follow the hunt for the next victim……. The Dealer leaves a trail of cards taunting the cops and challenging the professor in this story. While some serial killers want to be found, some really want to be found. The question is, can they find him in time to save more… More Murder Games
Paris is stunning in the summer NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe’s most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren’t what draw him–he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter’s killer. Kanon’s daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since… More The Postcard Killers
Malcolm Pryce’s hardboiled detective is back cavorting down the mean streets of Aberystwyth in the second book of the series…….. Dean Morgan, who teaches at the Faculty of Undertaking, comes to Aberystwyth to pick up course materials. Checking into a notorious bed and breakfast ghetto, he mistakenly receives a suitcase intended for a ruthless druid assassin.… More Last Tango in Aberystwyth
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
Taking wedding day stress to a new level “Better Off Wed” is the first book in the Annabelle Archer cozy mystery series by Laura Durham. This book also won the Agatha Award for the Best First Novel. Laura based her wedding planner mysteries on her 20 plus years of planning society weddings in Washington, DC. She… More Annabelle Archer