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posted by The Chief Inspector @ 12:31 PM
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I would like to hold my first murder mystery party but I am a bit confused about how to go about it and how to set up the mystery etc can anyone help with a simple outline to get me started
I am setting up a Death in Them Thar Hills for next month, and have a question. Do all the suspects need to be sitting at the same table as Dusty? Or is it OK if they are at different tables, as long as they visit his at some point.
Thanks for your question, flanaganj. You can download free sample instructions for one of my mysteries by going to:
http://www.mysteries-on-the-net.com/instructions_hills.pdf.
They'll answer a lot of questions for you.
Sylveen, it would be better to have them at the same table - sort of a Wild West roast, but different tables could work. Make sure each suspect greets Dusty as he or she is introduced.
I just compleated a fund raiser using death in them thar hills. It was a huge success and everyone had a great time.
Thats a great fund raising idea JC.I love it!Might do my own when i'm a bit older.
DO YOU HAVE A MURDER MYSTERY INVOLVING
ART..PAINTINGS?
Sorry, no art mystery - but I won't brush off the request and may color my thinking to picture one in the future.
I would love to host my first Murder Mystery Party as a birthday present. The Murder on the Petulent Express would be perfect as the theme completely fits the interests of the birthday boy. Do you know when that mystery will be ready? The party is late-August.
Thanks so much!
Thanks for your question. I'm working on it this weekend and hope to have it done within the next few days.
Re: Hosting your first party. I did this last year and it was a blast. The best part was that everyone that I chose to act in it really had fun. The key is to make sure the investigators see all the clues and write out a few questions in advance. We're doing another one in a few weeks, "The Curse of the Comet." If anyone needs help, they can contact me at fredtmoorejr@bellsouth.net. I'd be glad to give my insights into a perfect party.
Thanks, for your great comments, Fred. Give me a call if I can help.
Hey Chief -
I justdownloaded my 3rd & 4th mysteries! Our parties are always a blast! Thanks for all your hard work. I would LOVE to see a mystery themed on teas, quilting, army life (especially army spouses!) and rural living. Thanks again and I will let you know how "Disappearance of Death" goes at the end of this month! ~christina
Christina, thanks so much for your comments. You make a Chief Inspector blush. Soon, you'll have solved so many cases that you'll be writing your own scenarios. I always want to know what my customers want, so thanks for the suggestions. Keep watching the site for upcoming whodunits.
We are hosting our first dinner mystery theater and to our surprise we have 30 people signed up! It is The Curse of the Comet. Any suggestions for so many people?
Lorelei, congratulations on the response. You'll have no problem. I've used that mystery for much bigger groups. Take a look at the step-by-step instructions. Divide the group into investigative teams. Yours will have 5-6 people each, then it's simple. The suspects rotate to each team for questioning and you're all set. Let me know how it goes.
I would like to host Evil Never Dies, I have hosted the wine mystery and your magician mystery. I would like to understand the difficulty compared to the other two mysteries I have hosted.
Thank you
I would like to understand the difficulty in solving the Evil Never Dies I would like to use t for a Halloweejn party. I have used both the wine mystery and the magician before. Can you provide a comparision please.
Thanks for coming back a third time, TK. It's not easy for an author to totally evaluate the difficulty of a mystery - after all, I know what's happening as I write it. I would rate it closer to "Cabernet" than to "Disappearance." However, your group might come up with their own rating.
We are thinking about doing a party at christmas as a gift for our family. We have 3 brothers, 3 sisters, and mom and dad coming to the party. The ages range from 13-50. We were wondering if the Murder on the Petulant Express would be good for our first party? Can we find reviews anywhere for this one? It sounded interesting because we're from ohio, the characters sounded cool and her dad works for the beacon journal.
Dear English Teacher, you'll have fun with this one. The plot has adult characters and I'd rate it PG-13, so take a look at how you assign roles to the younger members of your family. You'll find several testimonials about this mystery in the middle column of my home page. As always, my mysteries are guaranteed. If it's not what you're looking for, I'll either substitute another one or refund your money.
p.s. I was born near Cambridge and raised in Canton.
I have researched and downloaded several other murder mystery dinner scripts and strongly believe that yours are the best. The details of staging the show, the denouments and the clues are superior to those of other muder mystery competitors. I staged Death In Them Thar Hills before 150 people and Death Is a Cabernet Ol Chum before 190 people. Staging the "death" of the victim in fronty of the crowd really gets them going. Too many shows start with the death occurring the day or night before the actual dinner. Death on stage in full view of the audience pops the cork on actie participation by the table sleuths. More stories where the victim can be "eliminated" at the dinner would be appreciated. We always bring the victim back in some disguise so that he or she can enjoiy the rest of the show.
I hope to host a party on New Years with about ten people attending and playing the roles. Can you recommend a suitable mystery for such a number of people. This seems to be the very thing for getting people jazzed up for a fun night!
I am hoping to host a mystery party on New Years with about ten people. Can you recommend a mystery that is suitable for that many people to participate in? Is an MC necessary for every mystery?
I think this is the very thing to jazz everyone up for a night of fun!
Thanks for your questions, narolia. Take a look at "Murder Plays A Sour Note." It's one of my vintage pieces and takes place on New Year's Eve 1955. Please have your tongue firmly planted in your cheek when reading the names of the suspects. And MC isn't totally necessary so laong as you have someone (one of the suspects could do this) keep the event moving.
Jack,
I have you a mention on Criminal Brief today.
I was wondering if there was a way to fill out the invites by using Microsoft Word or something like it instead of handwriting them all?
I am hosting a small birthday dinner party for a friend with about only 6 or 7 people. I've heard that you need more than that to make things work well. I'm considering Life is a Cabernet. Do you think it will work with a group this small?
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