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MURDER AT
HERBWELL HALL

Who murdered Sir Richard Turmeric? Which weapon did they use? And in which room at Herbwell Hall did they commit the crime? Sharp eyed detectives may also be able to spot the motive for the crime. "Murder at Herbwell Hall" is a level 2 difficulty book. It cannot be personalised.

BACKGROUND
Sir Richard Turmeric, owner of Herbwell Hall, has hosted a house party that has ended in murder. His own! Either one of his friends, relatives or staff must be responsible. But who?  Scotland Yard are baffled - so they have called you in for assistance! Can you work out who killed Sir Richard, how they murdered him, and in what room the deadly deed was done! Eagle-eyed detectives may also be able to spot the motive for the crime.

THE SUSPECTS, WEAPONS AND ROOMS

SUSPECTS
  • Mace - The Butler
  • Mrs Chives - The Cook
  • Lady Cicely Woodruff - Sir Richard's Godmother
  • Miss Fennella - Sir Richard's cousin
  • Colonel Marjoram Pepper - Sir Richard's best friend
  • The Reverend Carob Clary - The local vicar
  • Professor Borage - Professor of Economics at the University of Bulgaria
  • Miss Saffron Van Burnet - An American heiress

WEAPONS
  • Candlestick
  • Crank Shaft
  • Croquet Mallet
  • Egyptian Dagger
  • Fishing Line
  • Port Decanter
  • Prussic Acid
  • Service Revolver

ROOMS
  • Billiard Room
  • Card Room
  • Conservatory
  • Dining Room
  • Great Hall
  • Gun Room
  • Library
  • Study

THE PUZZLES

  1. Flowers for the Judge
  2. Mace's "Laying the Table" Puzzle
  3. A Game of Murder
  4. Lady Woodruff's Family Tree Puzzle
  5. The Murders in the Rue Morgue
  6. The ABC Murders
  7. The Poisoned Chocolates Case
  8. The Box Office Murders
  9. Colonel Pepper's Racing Puzzle
  10. A Question of Proof
  11. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
  12. Saffron's New York Skyline Puzzle
  13. The Body in the Library
  14. Reverend Clary's "Narrow Path" Puzzle
  15. Cards on the Table
  16. Miss Fennella's Egyptian Puzzle
  17. The Curse of the Golden Cross(word)
  18. The Weight of the Evidence
  19. Professor Borage's Stock Puzzle
  20. Colour Scheme
  21. Five Red Herrings
  22. Mrs Chives' Five Course Dinner Puzzle
The puzzles include crosswords, word searches, kriss kross puzzles, mazes, word puzzles, anagrams and lateral thinking puzzles. Solving the puzzles will allow the investigator to eliminate suspects, weapons and rooms until only the guilty items remain.

However the eight underlined puzzles are the suspects' own personal puzzles. The investigator will need to be on their guard, as the suspect who actually murdered Sir Richard will be deliberately providing a puzzle where the solution provides misinformation. After all, they don't want to be caught!

Note - Each of the non suspect puzzles has been inspired by the title of a crime novel/short story from a classic detective fiction writer!

OTHER ITEMS TO DISCOVER

As well as solving the mystery, the puzzle book recipient will need to try and answer the following two questions:

  • What qualities do they have that makes them such an excellent detective?
  • What culinary delight will Mrs Chives make for them if they solve the murder?

MERRYMURDER SWEEPSTAKE

There is also provision in the book to have a merrymurder sweepstake. Before puzzling commences, interested parties can draw suspects, weapons, and rooms from a hat. When the solution is discovered, those people who drew the guilty suspect, weapon, and room can each claim a small prize.