Killed by Eye Drops!

Aristide Leonides, a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, has been poisoned…. It appears that someone laced his regular insulin injection with eserine from his eye drops……This is the premise for Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. The old mans grandaughter, Sophia, is convinced he has been murdered by a member of their idiosyncratic family. She hires her ex-lover, a spy-turned-private-detective to… More Killed by Eye Drops!

How To Throw Murder Mystery Party Your Guests Will Love.

Ever wanted to throw a murder mystery themed party that is so good that your guests love it and rave about it for months afterwards ? Do you ever start planning a party then worry about your guests enjoying themselves? It’s only natural to want everybody to have a good time. And that includes you, as host,… More How To Throw Murder Mystery Party Your Guests Will Love.

“Couldn’t get you out — had to set you on fire.”

Watching a TV quiz show, I was surprised by a question asking which author was set on fire while playing cricket at Lord’s. I correctly guessed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle but wanted to know more of the story about the man behind Sherlock Holmes. First Class Cricket Sir Arthur Conan Doyle played for MCC until 1907. He finished with… More “Couldn’t get you out — had to set you on fire.”

A Judgement In Stone

Widely considered to be one of her greatest works, A Judgement In Stone is a 1977 novel by Ruth Rendell. This is a psychological thriller that concerns the murder of four members of the Coverdale family. George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles all died in the space of fifteen minutes on the 14th February, St Valentine’s Day. They were shot… More A Judgement In Stone

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of #Sherlock Holmes, was born in Edinburgh on 22 May  1859.  He died of a heart attack on 7 July 1930. Trained as a doctor at Edinburgh University in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle divided his time between medicine and writing. His career included being a writer and a journalist, as well as being a surgeon on a whaling… More Arthur Conan Doyle