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by Jack Pachuta (Author)
THIS EXCLUSIVE WINE & CHEESE MURDER MYSTERY PARTY KIT WILL WORK FOR GROUPS OF 8 TO 50. You WON'T NEED to copy anything. Simply take apart this 8.5" X 11" book and you'll have what you need to orchestrate the mystery. Those who aren't suspects help investigate the case.Can you solve the case called "Death is a Cabernet, Ol' Chum"? Here's the scenario:
It was an evening of wine and cheese at the Melee Vineyards in the Nippy Valley, celebrating the winery's tenth anniversary. Owner Malcolm Melee took great pride in pouring his world-famous Melee Cabernet, the wine that tickles the palates of wine connoisseurs around the globe. Over the past decade, his small operation has built a record of supplying a quality product, even though Melee's surly personality has produced more adversaries than advocates. The celebration was open to the public and the assemblage included both his supporters and detractors, some of whom openly expressed their opinions about his business practices. Melee simply laughed off all negative words, even dismissing the notion that someone was determined to end his reign as cabernet king. As the gathering broke up about midnight, Melee bade "farewell" to everyone and said he would stay around to turn out the lights. But this morning, it became deadly obvious that someone had planned lights out for Malcolm Melee, for his body was found at the bottom of the staircase that leads to the oak casks in the wine cellar. Someone had put the cork on Melee and taken action that would squeeze the winery's reputation. The suspects . . . Pierre LaPaineWinemaster. His proven process for making the perfect cabernet was under scrutiny by the penny-pinching Malcolm. Renee Melee
Malcolm's only child. She returned to the Valley last year to help her father run the winery. Everyone knew that Malcolm and Renee didn't see vine to vine. Stan Milton
Owner of the Milt-Mart Stores. The land on which the winery is located would be a perfect spot for his next mega-sized discount establishment. Nina Grigio
Writer for Wine Line magazine. Her discriminating palate can make or break a new vintage. Carter Cabot
Owner of Cabot Vineyards. He suspected that Malcolm was using unfair tactics to capture the lion's share of the cabernet marketplace. Sue Veneer
Gift shop manager. She sells bottles of Melee Cabernet and assorted trinkets to winery visitors. Ben Breakfast
Innkeeper. His B&B, the Nippy Victorian House, is the most popular inn in the Valley. And, a bottle of cabernet is a welcoming gift for all guests. Leelah Eagle
Attorney at law. She hates to lose and lately, for some unknown reason, she's been spending a lot of time researching information about the winery. This complete Murder Mystery Party Kit from Mysteries on the Net contains everything you need to host your own event at home or in a large facility. YOU WON'T NEED TO COPY ANYTHING for a party of up to 50 people. The kit includes:
- Complete instructions on how to run your party,
- Facilitator instructions,
- 8 suspect roles and role player instructions,
- 16 invitations to your party,
- 16 copies of "The Grapevine" newspaper,
- 16 copies of a letter from the Police Chief,
- 24 individual clues,
- 8 copies of an Investigative Report,
- 8 copies of the label from a bottle of Melee Cabernet,
- 8 copies of the answer sheets to be completed by your investigative teams,
- And, of course, the solution to the case.
Author Biography
Jack Pachuta is a mysterious guy. Since a dark and stormy night in 1982, he has authored and facilitated murder mystery events for clients across the United States and Canada. Plus, he sells his complete murder mystery party kits around the world via his websites. In his alter-ego as a speaker, trainer and consultant, he partners his mysteries with unique learning experiences that focus on team building, communications, negotiations and sales. These mystery seminars convey key skills in non-threatening, fun-filled programs. Holding masters degrees from the University of Southern California and Michigan State University, Jack's client base includes Jockey International, Pepsico, ShopKo Stores, the Asia-Pacific Institute for Management Development in Singapore, Thomson Audio Products Hong Kong, Connex of Romania, Multi-Finance of Athens, Greece - and many, many more. An inveterate games player, Jack enjoys the challenge of solving puzzles and weaving together facts and details into memorable, entertaining experiences. He regularly conducts mystery writing boot camps during which he shares his unique insights about developing and facilitating murder mystery parties. Jack met his English wife, Renira, over breakfast in Portugal while they were both living in Germany. They now have two daughters, a cat named Zoe and a house bordering a Christmas tree farm near Lake Michigan in southeastern Wisconsin where Jack maintains his subterranean world headquarters. (Some people call it his basement office.) Jack is also an award-winning printmaker and a member of both the Cedarburg Artists Guild and the League of Milwaukee Artists.
