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A Viking Mystery

Weak and shattered by his battle with the dragon Nidhogg, King Harald lay defenseless on his deathbed with his sword, "Leg-Biter" at his side. It was then someone stole it and stabbed him through the heart. Who murdered the great king and stole his finest weapon? Queen Hildegaard has called everyone to the Stone Circle to find out...

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The Pyscho Circus

Ladies and Gents, hold your horses...the circus is in town! But where is Reginald the Ringmaster? He's nowhere to be found on the Freaky Fairground. All that's left of him is his top hat which was found in the lion's cage. And the lion is not hungry... As the circus misfits get closer and closer to solving the mystery, more of them will die strange and seemingly inexplicable deaths, each with a mysterious Tarot card left behind at the scene of the crime. Will they be able to work together to solve the crimes before "The Psycho Circus" opens? After all, the show must go on...

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A Murder in Provence

Pierre Deluge returned home to find he was not at all welcome. Perhaps someone, the Butcher? the Baker? the Barman? should have warned him he had reached a 'dead end,' because he is dead, very dead. There's more to this quaint Provençal village than the sweet scent of lavender. 

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Chinese Teahouse
Take-out

Madame Wong, a wealthy widow, is surrounded by her friends and the loyal customers of her Tea House, "The Garden of Good Fortune." Madame Wong, Matchmaker Madame Hu Woo, the Bookseller and Musician have just sat down to another round of Mahjong when Madame Wong suddenly freezes and falls over, dead. She has been poisoned, by a blow-dart. Everyone present could have done it as everyone had the means and a motive. Who killed Madame Wong?

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The Mystery of the Missing Michelangelo

Someone has stolen a rare miniature model of the David in Florence. Forensic Science student investigators work to unravel the mystery and bring David home.

A NON-MURDER mystery for the FORENSIC SCIENCE CLASSROOM. Hands on. Laboratory analysis. Unit length: Approximately 4-6 weeks

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Blueprints for Murder (contact the author)

The REK Construction company party at Mario's famous Italian restaurant is in full swing, but construction manager, Richard de Brik, hasn't arrived yet. He's been detained: in six feet of concrete. Investigating Officer Pat O'Really interrupts the party with the news. It seems this isn't the first accident to have occurred on Mario the Mobster's construction site; the work has been cursed from the very start. Which clumsy construction worker was it this time? This time, it was fatal. But it was no accident. It seems someone had their hands on the perfect blueprints for murder.

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V is for Victim (UK version: contact the author)

It's 1944. The war in Europe is still raging on. To honor the unsung heroes of the home-front, Paul E. Tischan is to present journalist Charlotte Gaffe with the "Volunteer of the Year" award. But as she steps forward to receive the prize, she drops dead on the podium of what looks at first like a heart attack. But was it? When Inspector Flic arrives on the scene, everyone becomes a suspect. It certainly looks like "no good deed ever goes unpunished..."

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THE (NOT SO) NIFTY FIFTIES
The (Not So) Nifty Fifties 

It's Peggy Sue's birthday. She's turning sweet sixteen. She and her steady Johnathon E. Good have a date at the diner to celebrate. But things turn sour when Peggy and John E. discover someone's stolen his father’s brand new Shavy El Domino. Will their paranoid Etiquette teacher Miss Molly and the other not so nifty 50's misfits help him recover it before his father finds out? Or will John E. “The Bee” Good learn a lesson he’ll never forget? This is a SCRIPTED NON-MURDER mystery.

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Murder on the French Riviera

Frank McGovern, the French Riviera’s most well-known English entrepreneur, has been found dead on the quiet island of St. Hilaire off the coast of Cannes. After an initial investigation, Father Plausible, of the island’s monastery, is taken into custody and charged with the murder. Is there enough evidence to charge him with the crime? Or are the other suspects equally suspect? The suspects gather together to pay their last respects to the victim...

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Dead Men Do Tell Tales

Captain Jack Ketch is dead. There be no bones about it. His body lies at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, deep in Davy Jones's locker. Now, dead men don't usually tell tales, but the Captain is talking. His ghost's been seen haunting the harbor of Port Bourbon. Everyone in town is frightened to death. There's talk of a black spot, a lost treasure and a spirit doomed to haunt them all until a killer is brought to justice. The Governor has called everyone to "The Three Horseshoes" to find out who killed the Captain and why.

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Paddy O'Really is Dead

There was a storm brewing outside, but it was cozy and warm in O'Malley's pub and everyone was in good spirits. But just when musician Grace O'Malley was about to lead everyone in yet another rousing chorus of... Molly O'Really came stumbling in. But her father wasn't with her. He was last seen heading towards the Cliffs of Moher... Everyone will soon discover that Paddy O'Really is dead.

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The Mystery of Old California

Old California, 1835. Cattle Rancher Don Juan Dinero is dead and no one seems particularly upset about it. Everyone's been enjoying themselves at another one of Doña Margarita's celebrated "baile de máscaras" (masquerade balls). Everyone but the Don, that is... 

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The Mystery of the Empty Easter Bunny Basket

The Easter Bunny's basket has been found in the office of Warrenville Elementary School, but there are no eggs in it. And worse yet, the Easter Bunny himself has disappeared. The Bunnies of the "Warrenville Rabbit Association: Bunny Investigators and Top Sleuths" (W.R.A.B.I.T.S) gather together to solve the mystery. If they don't find the Easter Bunny, Spring might never come again. Can the bunnies work together to solve the mystery? Hop along and find out.

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V is for Victim USA) 
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It's 1944. The war in Europe is still raging on. To honor the unsung heroes of the home-front, Paul E. Tischan is to present journalist Charlotte Gaffe with the "Volunteer of the Year" award. But as she steps forward to receive the prize, she drops dead on the podium of what looks at first like a heart attack. But was it? When Inspector Flic arrives on the scene, everyone becomes a suspect. It certainly looks like "no good deed ever goes unpunished..."

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V is for Victim (CA version: contact the author)

It's 1944. The war in Europe is still raging on. To honor the unsung heroes of the home-front, Paul E. Tischan is to present journalist Charlotte Gaffe with the "Volunteer of the Year" award. But as she steps forward to receive the prize, she drops dead on the podium of what looks at first like a heart attack. But was it? When Inspector Flic arrives on the scene, everyone becomes a suspect. It certainly looks like "no good deed ever goes unpunished..."

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