Just got back from an amazing ‘Murder Mystery Evening’ organised and brilliantly written by one of my friends in the Woking Writers’ Circle. This was our summer holiday meeting and there was plenty of intrigue and fab food!

I played Tom Barker, a writer undergoing anger management therapy whilst suing the victim for plagiarism. Shopaholic Pamela Potts had been a published author, but it transpires that her astute assistant was miffed because she had actually written the thriller, the reticent researcher had done most of the work and wasn’t happy either, and the not so best selling book was based entirely on Tom’s short story.

To add further motive: the bookstore executive husband was seeing the poetic but jealous sister; Pam was blackmailing her literary agent for wanting to cancel her six book contract since he was having it away with a novel novelist while his MP wife with staunch family values didn’t know; Nora the nosy neighbour (don’t mention the goat) had an ASBO; the livid lawyer’s love was unrequited; the investigative journalist was desperate for a scoop; and the diligent Detective Inspector and his servile Sergeant just didn’t have a clue!

Brilliant! Well Done, Amanda!

PS. The aggrieved agent did it. He poisoned poor Pam with oleander. Oh, and did I mention the goat?
 

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