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In the dead of winter, nothing scares up an audience like a good murder mystery. Flatwoods Productions has three in its lineup, starting next weekend with “Clue,” a live-action version of the classic you-solve- it board game.Dave McVicker of Carroll Township, who plays Col. Mustard in the show,

Publication: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By James Buescher / Sunday News Correspondent Murder and Christmas: They’re not exactly chocolate and peanut butter.The murder-mystery dinners at Alois restaurant in Bube’s Brewery have become a staple for Sam Allen, co-owner of the Mount Joy brewery. But finding a suitable yuletide scenario in

Publication: Sunday News Lancaster, PA

Byline: Karlyn Barker It is 7:30 a.m., my elegant, privately chartered railroad car has just left Union Station in Washington, and I am one up on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: I know someone will be killed before the train reaches New York. Over croissant and orange juice, I discreetly scan the

Publication: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)

ALEX CHADWICK NPR Special 08-13-2003 Commentary: Allure of murder mysteriesHost: ALEX CHADWICKTime: 4:00-5:00 PMALEX CHADWICK, host: Marcos McPeek Villatoro is a novelist who teaches the craft of writing murder mysteries at Mount St. Mary’s College here in Los Angeles, and he’s thought a lot about

Publication: NPR Special

When I was 11, I decided to be a reporter when I grew up. I had no idea I would end up devoting my life to murder. I worked on school newspapers and majored in journalism at the University of Oklahoma, back in the days of hot type, pica poles and Speed Graphics. In j-school, I wore a trench coat,

Publication: The Washington Post

BELLEVUE, Iowa - According to a group of folks who should know, The Bellevue House Bed and Breakfast is the best place in North America for murder mysteries. That’s quite a claim, but in a contest sponsored by an industry journal, the Bellevue inn earned the most votes in one of 50 categories.

Publication: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)

Byline: Rothchild, Sylvia Books: Two Israeli Murder Mysteries You Won’t Put Down. A confession. I don’t read murder mysteries. It’s a matter of principle. I’m too depressed by the real murders I read about in the newspaper to read any for fun, no matter how well written. I’ll admit that I do

Publication: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)

Someone in this room is a killer The restaurant’s window blinds are half closed, so passersby will have a hard time seeing what is going on inside. Lamps on the tables are dim, and the sharpened butter knives at each place setting are just slightly longer than customary. Inside, during the cocktail

Publication: Los Angeles Business Journal

It was a dark and stormy night, the kind of night when you could tell something big was about to happen. He smelled of yesterday’s news, old cigars, and a hint of stale cologne. She looked like she was ready for a change, and fast, as she nervously clicked her heels on the floor. They looked at

Publication: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

LEWISTON - The murder mystery/dinner theater troupe Mystery for Hire is rolling out a full schedule of entertainment at Marco’s Restaurant. Besides offering murder mysteries, the troupe will launch improvisational comedy dinner theater under the title “Mainely Improv.” Performances will include

Publication: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.