I first met Joy Swift when she and I were very young - about 40 years ago! I was fascinated by the sound of her murder mystery weekends, and as my girlfriend (the future Mrs Edwards) had just moved to Southport, home to the hotel which was the original setting for the weekends before Joy branched out across the country and even overseas, we decided to join in the fun. It was a fantastic weekend - and I don't just say that because I solved the puzzle and still have the certificate to prove it! Joy and I have stayed in touch, and after a recent lunch together I invited her to contribute a post about her weekends:
'I met Martin when he and his lovely wife came on one of my original Murder
Weekends. Perhaps I may almost have sparked off Martin’s illustrious writing
career! He certainly got the bug for solving mysteries that
weekend.
Since inventing Murder Weekends in 1981, I have written 156 plots, each lasting for three days and they have through necessity, been very complex, diverse and often contain contain puzzles and codes to keep our guests entertained.
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, I decided to create an online Murder Mystery Investigation, as a present to my guests. During lockdown, I was shut for 18 months and rather than going insane , I thought it was the perfect time to create two Online Investigations, which have been praised internationally and even won an award in the US.
For those of you who love a tangled mystery that will keep you enthralled for up to 20 hours, with 12 chapters, 12 murders and a delightful ‘lightbulb’ moment – come join the wonderful world of my Murder Mystery Investigations. Play Chapter One of Cold Case #1 for free on https://murdermysteryinvestigations.com/
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