A Murderous Marriage is a Cozy Mystery in the Admiral Shackleford Mysteries, by Beverley Watts. It is the second in this three book series. Plot Admiral Charles Shackleford and his much put upon best friend and former Master At Arms Jimmy Noon have achieved local celebrity status since becoming Dartmouth’s answer to Sherlock Holmes and Dr.… More A Murderous Marriage by Beverley Watts – Review
We arrived for the evening event just in time. The drive had been horrendous and we feared we were not going to make it. Luckily we had arrived with enough time to change into our evening wear, the event “Dress code” being given as Dinner Jackets & Ball Gowns. We made our way down to one… More The Diplomats by Murder 57
I came across an intriguing boxed game, Escape The Murder Mansion. It purported to be a Murder Mystery combined with an Escape Room. “Solve the puzzles, find the killer” it said on the box. As it was billed as a game for up to 8 people, we gathered a group of City Adventurers and opened… More Escape The Murder Mansion
Ahead of their transfer to the Edinburgh Fringe this August, the City Adventurers caught a double bill of musicals written and composed by Tom Rolph and Michael Rincon. The Detective’s Demise Fringe 2024 sellout murder mystery comedy musical. Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like a candle on a cake. Five suspects… More The Detective’s Demise and Escape Room: The Musical Double Bill- Review
I was searching for play at home puzzle games and came across the UNDO series. Having bought a couple of titles, we settled down to play UNDO: Cherry Blossom Festival. Cherry Blossom Festival is one of three initial cases of the UNDO series. You are required to travel through time, rewriting the past. A bit like Quantum leap with… More UNDO – Cherry Blossom Festival
The City Adventurers traveled back in time to solve a murder case from 1985, virtually performed by Murdered For Money. On the same day as the iconic Live Aid perfomances there was a brutal murder in a small English village. The story was set against a backdrop of musical nostalgia. Over five days we listened… More Signed Sealed Delivered
Questioning the cast at Murder 57 The Murder Mystery Plot It is now 1945 and the war is finally over. Vanessa Tobin lost her husband Gary during the war, but now she has found love with the dashing hero Captain Sam Hill. Once all our team had arrived and booked into our rooms, we headed for… More Marriage Of Vanessa by Murder 57
St Valentine’s Day Masquerade is a role playing game for 8 players Step back to the roaring twenties, to a Chicago steeped in shadows and whispers. Danny “Diamond” Ditali, the notorious bootlegger, has ordered eight hits. All were supposedly successful, yet a chilling rumor persists – one target survived, now a pawn in the Feds’… More A Game of Shadows : St. Valentine’s Day Masquerade
The Book Club by C. J. Cooper is described as “An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist”. This tale about a book club unravels dark and scandalous secrets between one circle of neighbours. Everyone is hiding a secret. One of them is murder! The Plot The book club was her idea, of course. It… More The Book Club – much more deadly than the Solve the Murder Book Club!
Wish I had noticed this at Christmas, instead of the run up to Easter, but better late than never. Det. Insp. George Butler, star of the Lockdown Murder Mystery, returns with a Christmas Murder Mystery Game! This time he is assisted on yet another unsolved murder case by SYADS (Scotland Yard Amateur Dramatic Society). The Case Shallow… More Butler is Back with a Christmas Murder Mystery Game