A Monster Smash is a virtual murder mystery challenge for Halloween by Red Herring Games. This production is performed in support of Life After Cancer and Macmillan Cancer Support. Tickets are available for £6 per household (plus booking fee) Monstrous mayhem and murder with the De’Bodies family at Halloween. In a suburban district of Westfield New… More A Monster Smash
On 1st August City Adventurers traveled back in time to solve the case of Murder In The Grand. Al Scapone , Godfather of the infamous Scapone family, had been found dead in his office at his club known as “The Grand”. There was no doubt Al Scapone had enemies, but it seems his murder may… More Murder In The Grand
For August Bank Holiday, the City Adventurers were whisked off to the heart of London’s Mayfair……..well virtually whisked off anyway. We were visiting The Ratz Hotel, a beacon of luxury and tradition. The hotel had been under going a refurbishment and would offer relaxing rooms, designed by a Feng shui expert, where energy forces harmonize… More Murder at the Ratz Hotel
Cyanide in the Speakeasy was the last Moonstone Murders play-a-long murder mystery event. the cast traveled back in time to the 1920’s and found themselves at a Speakeasy favoured by stockbrokers. John Hartsby had been found dead at his desk, a glass, smelling suspiciously of bitter almonds, by his side. Could he have been poisoned, and,… More Cyanide in the Speakeasy
Judge and Jury by James Patterson and Andrew Gross Plot: It’s the trial of the decade – Dominick Cavallo, the modern-day Godfather, has finally been put in the dock, and there’s enough evidence to make it certain he’ll be convicted. Heavy security surrounds the courtroom, and Nick Pellisante, the FBI agent who helped to nail… More Judge and Jury
Movies Mobsters and Murder Last week City Adventurers were whisked back in time to Hollywood in the 1920’s…..To a time when the studios were just moving from silent films to the new talkies. We had been invited to an extravagant house party, hosted by the notorious Katsby. With stars of stage and screen on the… More Murdered For Money
Time For Another Tea Shop Mystery Book by Laura Childs Plot of Dragonwell Dead: Although Theodosia Browning barely knows a Phalinopsis from a Bog Rose, she still enjoys Charleston’s Spring Plantation Ramble, especially since she can promote her Indigo Tea Shop and her latest concoction, Dragonwell Sweet Tea. But the party’s over when Mark Congdon… More Dragonwell Dead
Although there was one team of City Adventurer Investigators at “Sudden death at Thornbury Manor”, we missed that event. So we were looking forward to fielding two teams at Murdered for Money’s next production. The Gateau from the Chateau Starting on 17th June 2020, the murder mystery was a comedy tribute to the TV series ‘Allo,… More The Gateau from the Chateau
During lockdown the City Adventurers came across an interesting concept from Ian Williams. For this Lockdown Murder Mystery the audience play the part of the detective and the detective plays everyone else. What do you mean by “the detective plays everyone else”? Over five weeks of the London lockdown in April 2020, ONE MAN… More Lockdown Murder Mystery
Dressed to Kill was the penultimate Moonstone Murders play-a-long murder mystery events. Set in the world of high fashion Pierre Couture had been stabbed in the back. Who could have done it? As ever, Inspector Rutherford was on hand to question the suspects, this time aided by DI Lapworth. Could it be Bryony Hughes, Pierre’s… More Dressed to Kill