The First Lady by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois The First Lady by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois Guest blog by Ian Thirkettle I have just finished reading ‘The First Lady’ by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois. This was a typical Patterson rollercoaster that drew me in, got me hooked and kept me until the … More First Lady
Murder at Bedford Manor is a Bits and Pieces jigsaw by Artist Gene Dieckhoner. It includes an original story by Claudia Busto. I bought the jigsaw puzzle as it suggested you had to read the story and solve this murder mystery. Unlike other puzzles of this type, the picture on the box is also the … More Murder at Bedford Manor
The City Adventurers are quite proud of their detective skills and so we settled down to play “Who Dunnit? – Mystery at the Museum” by YULU. The box said suitable for 2 to 4 players but actually it meant 2 players, or 4 players playing as 2 teams. The story goes that, during a blackout, … More Who Dunnit? – Mystery at the Museum
Over Christmas we took a woodland walk and discovered a delicious mushroom. Taking a tiny bite, our world started to spin and we realized that the mushrooms were poisonous! Falling into a large hollow, we found ourselves in a witch’s woodland kitchen. But would we be able to find an antidote to the mushroom and … More Witch’s Kitchen
In the window of a local charity shop I spotted another mystery puzzle. This one was “University Games Map Mysteries Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle Egypt”. The box announced that once you had completed the 1000 piece puzzle you would have to solve the clues in the border to uncover a mystery in Egypt. So far, so … More Map Mysteries Jigsaw Puzzles
High Five is another Stephanie Plum murder mystery by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum is out of rent money and, unfortunately, out of bail skippers. So she throws caution to the wind and follows in the entrepreneurial bootsteps of Super Bounty Hunter, Ranger, engaging in morally correct and marginally legal enterprises. Things don’t go to plan. … More High Five
Looking for something different to do at home, I came across Ravensburger Exit Puzzles, which combine a jigsaw puzzle and an “escape room” mystery. The first title we tried was their Space Observatory 759pc Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle. Story While out for an evening stroll you notice a strange light in the sky. Out of curiosity … More Space Observatory Mystery Jigsaw review
The City Adventurers joined Santa as he judged the Toy of the Year competition. With a reindeer, fairy, elf and snowman as the four finalists, what could possibly go wrong…? Well, as this was an online Christmas murder mystery organised by Murdered for Money, quite a lot! Things began with us finding out more about … More It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Murder
Fancy reading a little murder mystery at Christmas? Check out the festive books at https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/christmas-crimes including cosy mysteries and not so cosy murders.
City Adventurers are delighted to see the return of Inspector Rutherford and the Moonstone Murder Mysteries. ‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all through the Grotto, No creature was stirring, but there’s prints in the snow…. It seems someone has forgotten the rule of the mouse to keep quiet, and whoever was stirring has killed … More MURDER IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
