The Kit
Included in the kit are:
- Complete step-by-step instructions how to stage the mystery party.
- Facilitator instructions.
- Roles for all seven suspects.
- A series of clues to be given to the investigators.
- An invitation to the murder mystery party.
- ASpecial Edition of The Mystic News, the local newspaper, with the story of what happened at the costume party. (Remember: the investigation takes place the day after the Great Radinski dies.)
- Key supporting information such as a police report, and the last will and testament of The Great Radinski.
- An answer sheet.
- And, of course, the solution to the case.
You'll have everything you need to create a murder mystery party that will be talked about for years!
The Plot
Last night, The Great Radinski, world-renowned magician and entertainer to royalty, returned to his home on Mystic Lake to perform before a Halloween costume party of friends, relatives and admirers at the nearby Mystic Inn.
As he amazed the crowd with incredible illusions and magic tricks that defied explanation, he suddenly looked at his pocket watch and realized he was late for an important "appointment." He disappeared in a cloud of smoke as individuals in the crowd looked at each other in disbelief.
Fifteen minutes later, a muffled explosion was heard and police arrived to inform everyone that Radinski was dead. His body was found along the shore of the lake. He had been killed by an explosive device. Only through careful questioning and expert sleuthing would motive and murderer emerge.
A little over a week ago, The Great Radinski had returned home from a triumphant tour of Asia and Europe where he had appeared before packed houses in major cities. European newspapers reported that, in Prague and Budapest, the magician had received death threats in the form of letters that were sent to his dressing rooms. Both letters are in the hands of European authorities, undergoing analysis.
Radinski's fame was assured a decade ago when, live on a BBC broadcast, he made London's Tower Bridge and St. Paul Cathedral disappear, then reappear ten minutes later. It is considered by many to be the greatest illusion ever performed. For years, it had been rumored that Radinski stole the trick from another magician. Those allegations have never been proven.
Born in Poland as Igor Radinski, he had emigrated with his parents to Mystic Lake. It's said that he also had psychic powers and may have left documents that would help pinpoint the name of the culprit who committed the murder.
The Disappearance of Death
The Suspects
Gretel Auerharn - A clock maker from the Black Forest
She was at the party dressed as a cuckoo.
Bertram "Budgie" Benson - Talent agent and performer
He worked with The Great Radinski and was dressed as a desert sheik.
Jenny Featherstone - Radinski's assistant
She lived with him in his Mystic Lake mansion.
Gwendolyn Jones - Animal breeder and trainer from Wales
She was costumed as a queen.
Roger Quigley - An international trader from Singapore
He was dressed as a pirate.
Ivan Radinski - The Great Radinski's first cousin from Poland
A cell phone entrepreneur who came dressed as a Polar explorer.
Baroness von Hofburg Schlossbrunn- Noblewoman
She accompanied Radinski during his European tour and was dressed as Madame Butterfly.
This mystery has a Theatrical Version
You can add an "Opening Scene" to this mystery and turn it into a theatrical performance. The scene takes 15 minutes and will need to be rehearsed in advance.
7 Suspects
as many as 70 can participate
$39.77
Theatrical Version
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