CHOOSE YOUR POISON

Crime and Merriment offers 17 murder mysteries to choose from.

Murder Among The Inn Crowd
Murder Among The Inn Crowd, is a modern mystery with a “Big Chill” theme. Old college classmates gather at a quaint New England inn for a reunion, which goes awry when a member of the party is found dead.

Butlar’s Legacy
Butlar’s Legacy, Set on an isolated island off the coast of Maine, the famous comedian, Red Butlar has gathered his relatives & business associates for the reading of his will. A winter squall isolates the guests from the mainland forcing them to try to solve a mystery that will keep everyone guessing until the very end.

Murder Back At The Ranch
Murder Back At The Ranch, A mystery, set on The Lonesome Dogie dude ranch.  Guests from across the country gather for a weekend of adventure.  An untimely accident and death, brings them more excitement than they bargained for.

The Haunted Mansion Mystery
The title says it all for The Haunted Mansion Mystery. The Louisiana mansion of Senator Dashiell (Dash) Hoff is the setting.  Guests gathered for a memorial service for the late Senator Hoff, find a resident ghost & murder are also part of the weekend service.

Educated Death
The exclusive Wooten Academy is the setting for Educated Death. The semi-annual board meeting promises to bring fireworks and intrigue as the members discuss the closing of the prestigious school. However, the guests find more than they planned when events take a deadly turn.

Interlude With The Vampyre
One of Crime & Merriment’s spookiest mysteries, Interlude With The Vampyre, takes you to the ancient castle of the mysterious Baron Vaistlend, in The Carpathian Mountains. The Baron has invited his niece and her friends to his castle for her wedding. Things become less than festive as guests begin to mysteriously fall victim to what some suspect is vampire.

Victorian Secrets
Rumors that the notorious “Mick The Slasher” is afoot in a small New England village of the 1890’s have the guests at Emm Mansion in an uproar. Could Mick really be one in attendance? When one of her guests turns up dead in a manner strangely similar to the victims of “The Slasher”, it is soon evident that they all have Victorian Secrets.

Intrigue Of Their Own
You are invited to join the Connecticut Mystiques, a female professional baseball team, as they begin spring drills for their barnstorming season. Team members, management staff and coaches are all present at the estate of Bo and Dee Vine, team owners. When one of the group is found dead, everyone becomes a suspect in an Intrigue Of Their Own.

A Well Rehearsed Murder
The Nick Slade Mystery And Variety Hour was the hottest show on radio in the forties. Now, twenty years later, much of the cast and crew of “Nick Slade” have been reunited for a modern day (60’s) television broadcast of “Unresolved Mysteries”. They have been brought together in the same barn/studio on the exact anniversary of the date of the last “Nick Slade” show, to try and resolve the mystery of what befell the show’s lead singer and actress, Sharon Sherilike. Join them as they try to unravel the mystery of A Well Rehearsed Murder.

The Spirits Are Killing or so it would seem, as the guests in a 1920’s speakeasy are brought together for a lavish party. Though some have strong reservations about attending (the place is rumored to be haunted, after all), the guest list is sure to include enough gangsters, molls, and shady characters to fill any detective’s clue book.

The Dudleytown Horror Investigation is Crime & Merriment’s most unusual mystery event. You are one of the guests invited to the home of Macon Doyle, the noted author, to help him research his next book – an expose’ of the legend of the haunted hamlet of Dudleytown, where he has made his home. You will become a psychic investigator to assist Macon. But beware, there may be more to the legend than Macon wants to believe.

Are you ready for the ultimate game of “survival”? The island of Alcatraz is the setting for Death On The Rocks. An elaborate costume party hosted by the eccentric Liza Lott becomes the scene of one of Crime & Merriment’s cleverest mysteries. If you have a taste for adventure and mystery, this is the party for you.

Perhaps you’ve always longed to join a troupe of professional actors. Then Who Killed Sherlock Holmes is the mystery for you. Join the actors as they work through their final rehearsal for their mystery play. As with all thespian groups, as the opening night approaches, emotions are running high and tempers are short. However, when one of their leading characters drops dead, things seem to have gone to an extreme even for “show folk”.

Seven years ago, The Mysterious Mr. Rios (suspected of being the notorious serial killer “The Dagger”) disappeared while being pursued by the Paris Police. Now all those closest to him have come to his mansion in the Low Country outside of Savannah to probate his last bequests. A driving storm and rumors that the mansion is haunted lend to the atmosphere and you’ll have a great time trying to figure out the mystery of Mr. Rios’ Legacy.

Seeking to boost their ratings, the cast and crew of America’s top television program come to a mysterious island where it’s rumored that a werewolf prowls. The Mystery of The Surviving Idol offers the opportunity for your guests to become the latest television personality — if they survive.

The 1958 class of Herman H. Hittum High has gathered at Pap’s Malt Shop for their 20th reunion. It’s almost certain that with emotions running high and old rivalries renewed, there will be tension among the group. Who knows what hidden facts from their pasts will come to light as they attempt to uncover the secrets of THE MALT SHOP MYSTERY?

In the 70s, college campuses across the nation were in a state of turmoil. The University of LyttleFathe (known familiarly to its student body and alumni as “U of Little Faith). But “U of L.” had an event that set it apart — the unsolved murder of one of its most prominent students that went unsolved. Join world famous detective, Felix Logan and the former classmates as they attempt to solve THE MYSTERY OF THE COLD CASE REUNION.