Murder on The Nile Jigsaw

The Murder on The Nile jigsaw puzzle is also known as Murder by the Pyramids. It is a murder mystery story with a jigsaw puzzle attached. In this case, we were treated to a Hercule Poirot story about a trip on a glamorous river steamer on the Nile. With these sort of 1,000-piece puzzles the … More Murder on The Nile Jigsaw

The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play of all time. But just ‘whodunnit’ ? The City Adventurers needed to know….. What happens in The Mousetrap? Five guests arrive at a remote Monkswell Manor during a blizzard and worse is to come. Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives on the hotel doorstep and informs the hotel guests of a … More The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie’s Crooked House

On Sunday 16th December 2018 Channel 5 are screening a murder mystery based on the Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. The plot Charles, the son of the assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard returns to London after WW2 from Cairo and discovers his ex-lover’s grandfather has been murdered. Sophia,  the old mans grandaughter, is convinced he was murdered by … More Agatha Christie’s Crooked House

Ruthless and Agatha Christie in one afternoon

It was a hot afternoon as we emerged from Leicester Square underground station, on our way to see Ruthless! The Musical at the Arts Theatre in London. The show was an all female musical with music by Marvin Laird and book and lyrics by Joel Paley that parodies Broadway musicals. It tells the story of the beautiful and talented 8 year old Tina … More Ruthless and Agatha Christie in one afternoon

Killed by Eye Drops!

Aristide Leonides, a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, has been poisoned. It appears that someone laced his regular insulin injection with eserine from his eye drops……This is the premise for Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. The old mans grandaughter, Sophia, is convinced he has been murdered by a member of their idiosyncratic family. She hires her ex-lover, a spy-turned-private-detective to … More Killed by Eye Drops!