Murder Mystery Information
We now can offer transportation to and from the Bed & Breakfast to our Murder Mystery customers. It may not be the most comfortable ride, but it is called the “last ride”. Yes, we have purchased a hearse to transport and advertise our murder mysteries. If you and your party would like to ride in the back of a hearse and be able to talk about it afterwards, we will come and pick you up. There is an additional cost for this feature. Check with us on the cost when scheduling your next murder mystery.
Murder Mystery Plots
I have listed the Murder Mysteries available to choose from. I have also indicated the number of people necessary to fill the characters. If your party is not big enough to fill all the characters, please let me know and I will have additional characters for your event.
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Winery Murder Mystery Death is a Cabernet, Ol’ Chum
8 Characters/4 men & 4 women
It was an evening of wine and cheese at the Melee Vineyards in the Nippy Valley, celebrating the winery’s tenth anniversary. Owner Malcolm Melee took great pride in pouring his world-famous Melee Cabernet, the wine that tickles the palates of wine connoisseurs around the globe. Over the past decade, his small operation has built a record of supplying a quality product, even though Melee’s surly personality had produced more adversaries than advocates.
The celebration was open to the public and the assemblage included both his supporters and detractors, some of whom openly expressed their opinions about his business practices. Melee simply laughed off all negative words, even dismissing the notion that someone was determined to end his reign as cabernet king.
As the gathering broke up about midnight, Melee bade “farewell” to everyone and said he would stay around to turn out the lights. But this morning, it became deadly obvious that someone had planned lights out for Malcolm Melee, for his body was found at the bottom of the staircase that leads to the oak casks in the wine cellar. Someone had put the cork on Melee and taken action that would squeeze the winery’s reputation.
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1930’s Train Murder Mystery - Murder on the Petulant Express
8 characters/4 men & 4 women
It was one of the marvels of 1937, the new streamlined train owned by industrial giant Peter Petulant came to be known as “The Petulant Express.” The train’s regular journey between New York City and Chicago constantly attracted a passenger list of the rich and famous. And, on this particular journey, they all seemed, by temperament, to be irritated and angry. Petulant himself was a passenger on the noteworthy trek, occupying his plush Presidential Car.
But, last night after a stop in Akron, Ohio, someone made a permanent alteration to the industrialist’s career. For his body was found early this morning in his private car by a porter delivering his breakfast tray.
Still holding a crystal champagne glass and with his solid silver cigarette case in the pocket of his robe, Petulant appeared to have died without a struggle, the victim of an unexpected attack.
With a world poised on the brink of war, who would dare trounce a titan of technology, especially one with the foresight and connections of Petulant? And where would the trail lead that would eventually end up at the feet of a killer? Only effective sleuthing and expert investigative skills would dictate the answers.
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Hawaiian Luau Murder Mystery - Hula’s & Homicide
8 characters/4 men & 4 women
She was known as the Hula Honcho. Winnie Waheli was the head judge at the annual hula contest on Kikiwai Beach. Once regarded as the most-accomplished dancer in all of Hawaii, Winnie’s career abruptly ended two decades ago when one of her more strenuous moves produced a recurring medical problem that prevented her from ever competing again professionally. That’s when she was hired by the Kikiwai Queen Hotel to organize and orchestrate the hula event.
Each year, Winnie made a point of meeting the competitors and talking to the press, all the while ensuring that she was the center of attention.
Tonight would have been the night that Winnie and this year’s hula extravaganza would once again make headlines. But all is not well in paradise, for someone must have taken exception to Winnie’s overbearing antics. This morning, her lifeless body was found on the very beach where she had achieved both fame and fortune, the seeming victim of foul play.
Who would dare end the career of the maven of movement? Could someone have plotted the death of the darling of divatude? Or, was this just the result of a temper tantrum by a close associate? It would take a unique perspective and expert investigative skills to identify the guilty party.
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All Women’s Murder Myster - Death Bemoans Her
4th of July Murder Mystery - I Loathe a Parade
6 characters/3 men & 3 women
Mayor Joe Possumz, who’s just announced that he’ll be running for his fourth term as mayor of Elmtown in the fall elections, is in the reviewing stand for the 4th of July parade, waving and wearing his now-famous, red-white-and-blue bowtie.
As the final drum-and-bugle corps passes by, the mayor bites into a hot dog coated with traditional brown mustard and topped off with a dark-green dill pickle. When he finishes the culinary treat, Possumz wipes the perspiration off his brow, smiles faintly at the crowd and collapses. To the amazement of those nearby, the local doctor rushes to him, checks for a pulse, and pronounces him dead.
Twelve years ago, when Mayor Possumz was first elected to office, the Elmtown parade was a ten-minute affair, consisting of four units and a lot of fire trucks. With the mayor’s backing, the parade has become a holiday extravaganza. The 80-plus units in the parade now take two hours to pass by the official civic reviewing stand, strategically positioned in front of City Hall where the mayor gazes with pride at the event that he has built and nurtured.
But, any politician is only as secure as his last controversial decision … and the mayor has made many enemies over the years. Could one of them have done him in as he was enjoying the latest version of his most noteworthy accomplishment?
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Thanksgiving Day Murder Mystery - Gobble, Gobble Death & Trouble
6 characters/3 men & 3 women
He was world-renowned for his gourmet turkey dinners. Chef and restaurant owner Ramsey Gordon attracted food aficionados from everywhere to his fine-dining establishment, “The Golden Gobbler.” Known to be a tyrant of a boss and an ill-mannered business associate, his recipe for turkey had remained a secret for years, despite the protestations of those who proclaimed that the ingredients and formula for such a succulent dish should be shared with everyone. Feasters were unexpectedly told the sad news that Gordon was dead, the victim of an unfortunate accident. For earlier yesterday, while lighting his personal oven - the one only he was allowed to use - an explosion rocked the restaurant, putting an untimely end to the career of the duke of the drumstick. The circumstances were suspicious enough that authorities investigated and proclaimed the death to be not an accident, but a well-calculated homicide.
10-25 characters
Love is in the air at the Valentine’s Day meeting of The Poets Turntable as this group of amateur and professional writers focuses on amore, liebe - yes, LOVE. Romance abounds when each member rises, in turn, to thrill the audience with similes, metaphors and word pictures that make even the coldest hearts beat faster.
But, in the middle of this memorable assemblage, one of the poets staggers to the stage, and, after uttering a few cryptic words, is overtaken by death. Someone has done in a fellow Turntable member in the midst of one of the year’s most sentimental events.
But, it’s time for poetic justice as everyone gathers to investigate the death and to find the culprit who turned Valentine’s Day into a bad rhyme.
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Christmas Murder Mystery - Twas the Night Before Murder
8 characters/4 men & 4 women
The assembled group knew everything that could be known about Pole, from north to south, and from east to west. What they didn’t know was that, over dinner, Pole would make announcements that could change their holiday seasons forever. At least, they could’ve had not someone decided to take fate to task and end Pole’s career permanently.
For, on Christmas morning, his body was found lying under the huge tree in the great room, a startling contrast to the colorful decorations. But, who would do such a thing? After all, Pole’s passion was to produce the perfect paeans to postal patrons who patiently perused each massaged message. Why would someone want to end such a lucid life? Was it Pole’s news that had triggered such a rude response?
Or, had someone taken the opportunity to pay back a dubious debt and carry out a vendetta that had been held inside for years? Only stalwart sleuthing and superior skills would uncover a killer and deck the halls with calls of “golly.”
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1880’s Goldrush Murder Mystery - Death in them thar hills
10 Characters/5 men & 5 women
This special 1880’s murder mystery takes place near the Grand Canyon where prospector & gold mine owner “Dusty” Jones is being honored by the residents of Cactus Gulch. Jones had arrived in town five years before, flat broke and relying upon the generosity of the local residents to help him get by. Today, he is the sole owner of the Taqila mine (He named it aftre his favorite drink, but Dusty never could spell).
Key citizens of Cactus Gulch have assembled to honor Dusty. Each one rises to say a few words about him and his contibutions to the community, then it’s Dusty’s turn. After speaking his mind, Dusty raises a glass of Gila Gold his gacorite brand of tequila. He sits down and, a few minutes later, slups over in his chair - dead. The Marshal then takes charge of the investigation as the suspects are interrogated. Additional clues and key information are reveealed as everyone is asked to figure out who killed Dusty Jones.
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Halloween Murder Mystery - Evil Never Dies
6 Characters/3 men & 3 women
He was called Evil Eyed Emil. When he looked at people with his imfamous right eye, so the story went. bad things invariably happened. Townspeople cringed and covered their faces as Emil came near, not daring to look directly into his ominous orb.
And, as he was driven out of Reaper Junction on Halloween night exactly 100 years ago, Emil vowed to return one dat to wreck his revenge on the bob and its progeny for the way he had been so rudely tossed out.
That cryptic curse was all but forgotten by today’s generation of Reapers who laighed at such nonsense. But, the laughter stopped. For last night, shockingly and unexpectedly, a local resident staffered into the town square and announced that Emil had been sighted in the woods and, true to his century-old proclamation, someone had been the victim of Emils anger.
The deceased was Grimsby Graves, the patriarch of a family whose anscestors had helped found Reapers Junction in 1770. The Graves seemed to have had their fingers in every pie that was ever baked in Reaper Junction. The history books say that it was, in fact, the Graves brothers who had led the torch-lit mob that oversaw Emil’s abrupt exit into the stormy night.
So, how then can justice be done? How can someone who is already dead be brought to trial? And, can the court truly find a jury of his “peers?” Or, will the explanation be less scintillating and more sinister?
Could someone have used Emil as a scapegoat to cover a homicide that was well planned and willingly perpetrated by an Emil imposter? Only solid investigative skills and superior sleuthing can identify a killer, and perhaps enable Emil to finally rest in peace.
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Archaeologist Cryptic Murder Mystery - The Curse of the Comet
6 Characters/3 men & 3 women
A gathering occured last night at Highview, the secluded Beverly Hills estate of movie star Maurice Mason and his wife, Dianna Darien - one that proved to be both intriguing and tragic. For, this morning, the body of Maurice’s twin brother, famed archaeologist. Myron Mason, was found drapped acrpss the thorn bushes that grow in profusion around the grounds. The death added a morbid punctuation to an event that had been conceived as a lark-a-gathering to disprove an ancient curse. For last night also, the comet Hopkay made its first appearance in the Heavens in 400 years.
The celestial messenger was last seen the year that the native Central American leader Hopkay met an untimely demise. His people, the Intecs, interred him in a tomb which they said, must be sacrosanct for all time. Yet 10 years ago, Myron Mason found the tomb and robbed it of its treasures. An inscription on the wall of the crypt proclaimed that whoever desecrated the spot would be cursed. When the comet named after Hopkay reappeared in the heavens, the desecration would be revenged. The motley group of attendees toasted the archaeologist as the comet entered the solar system. Was the curse a remnant of an ancient religion, or the uneducated rambilings of primitive people? The answer would soon be apparent - and deadly obvious.
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Halloween or Anytime Murder Mystery - Which Witch Was It?
7 characters/all women
It was the eve of the 16th birthday of her sixteplets (All born witches, but never allowed to practice or even talk about the dark powers each of them held) Linda was so excited about marrying the man of her dreams. But in doing so she would not be there to celebrate this most monumental event with her daughters.
Each of them anxiously awaiting this date for many years, not to get their driver’s license (like most 16 year olds), the girls were under the impression they would be told how to use their powers. Momma had other plans for that date. Which witch had other plans for Momma?
MORE MYSTERIES TO COME, WATCH FOR THEM!!!!!
I attended a Murder Mystery Boot Camp with other murder mystery writers along with a professional writer and wrote our own Murder Mystery and had the opportunity to brainstorm with Jack Pachuta the author of many of the murder mysteries I have. Not only did we brainstorm, he critiqued our Murder Mysteries and gave us insight to his mind and his thinking process. I feel with the knowledge I walked away with that our Murder Mysteries will become a huge success.
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