I've been really enjoying reading all the Fantasy Christmas Dinner Party posts this week and tonight I have something a little different for you from Jackie Baldwin, author of the DI Frank Farrell series.
As I am a crime writer and a huge Cluedo fan, I decided it would have to be a Christmas murder mystery dinner. I invite five of my favourite authors who all have to come in character as one of their own fictional detectives. The Guest list is as follows:
Jackie McLean (DI Donna Davenport)
Mike Craven (DI Avison Fluke)
Graham Smith (DI Harry Evans)
Aline Templeton (DI Marjorie Fleming)
Caro Ramsay (DI Costello)
Me. (DS Mhairi McLeod)
The house which I rented for the occasion, (no expense spared!), is a gothic mansion designed like an escape room. As soon as the guests arrive all the exits lock at the touch of a button. The authors have been told that whichever detective solves the crime will have their first novel made into a film and be given their very own reality TV show of the process. As they sit down to the first course of tomato soup with blood red orange, a peal of thunder rings overhead. A demonic cackle rings out. Wait! That was me. I told you parties make me nervous.
