Christmas Eve Mystery

  'Twas the Night Before Murder
           This Mystery is a DOWNLOAD!

       
8 Prime Suspects - can accommodate up to 80

The Plot

The mansion of greeting-card magnate Norton Pole was lit up like a Christmas tree. And, well it should be on the eve before the annual holiday. The festive occasion was a gathering of a few relatives and business associates, all celebrating another year of record profits (or is it?) for Polar Cards. 

The assembled group knew everything that could be known about Pole, from north to south, and from east to west. What they didn't know was that, over dinner, Pole would make announcements that could change their holiday seasons forever. At least, they could've had not someone decided to take fate to task and end Pole's career permanently.

For, on Christmas morning, his body was found lying under the huge tree in the great room, a startling contrast to the colorful decorations. But, who would do such a thing?

After all, Pole's passion was to produce the perfect paeans to postal patrons who patiently perused each massaged message. Why would someone want to end such a lucid life? Was it Pole's news that had triggered such a rude response? 

Or, had someone taken the opportunity to pay back a dubious debt and carry out a vendetta that had been held inside for years? Only stalwart sleuthing and superior skills would uncover a killer and deck the halls with calls of "golly."

The Suspects

• Complete instructions on how to conduct the investigation of the murder of Norton Pole.
   
• A Special Edition of The Icecap, the local newspaper, with the story of what happened. (Remember: the investigation takes place on Christmas, the day Norton Pole's body was discovered.)
   
• Roles for all suspects that include family backgrounds and recollections of events surrounding the murder.
   
• An invitation to the mystery party investigating the murder.
   
• Instructions for the chief of police on how to facilitate the investigation. (With only eight people, one of the suspects can do this.)
   
• A series of written clues that can be exchanged or revealed.
   
• Key supporting information.
   
• "The Denouement" that is revealed at the end of the investigation and ties the event together. Remember: MOTIVE, MEANS and OPPORTUNITY will point to the guilty party.