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29 years ago I invented the concept of Murder Mystery Interactive Weekends and have performed them all over the world. I have been writing complex, intriguing and fun plots ever since and my guests often say I should be writing books so that my plots can be experienced by a much wider audience. What I love is creating the puzzle, the clues, the characters and this brand new concept of playing my Murder Mysteries online, is your opportunity to wrestle with one of my most extensive plots to date. You will have the opportunity to follow the investigation, study the evidence and draw your own conclusions about the identity of the killer or killers. I have written the plot as though it were a realistic two week investigation and you will be presented with an ever increasing tally of murders and clues to help you solve the case. This investigation is not going to be easy, but all the strands will tie together and by the end of it you will hopefully have the satisfaction of solving a very complicated, but very solvable investigation. There will be several different suspects and you will learn of many murder victims, you will see many pieces of evidence and they will be presented to you as they are discovered by the police and so will not be in order, but will form a ‘jigsaw puzzle’ for you to unscramble. The clues when fitted together will clearly show you the story that has ultimately turned a suspect into a killer. However there is logic behind the series of murders and eventually you will be able to dismiss most suspects because they may only have motive for two or perhaps three of the victims. With 63 video clips, 8 suspect profiles, 12 victim profiles and over 150 pieces of evidence you may wish to have a marathon detective session of about 12 hours or play at your leisure over days, weeks or even months. The game features | One fantastic element of this game is that you will be able to click and copy the most significant clues on to your own investigation board, you will be adding and deleting clues as you go along. The deleted clues will always be on their own day, so you will still be able to refer back to them.
| | Another great sleuthing tool is your police notebook where you will be able to make notes about your deductions thus far. It's very easy to navigate around the site. First look up the Victim Profile Page for the new day, where you will find out the details of the latest murder. Next go to the Suspect Profile Page and see if the police have any more suspects for you. On each of these profiles you can add your own thoughts by typing them in the comments field, then click submit and they will be entered into the additional information on the profile. After this go onto the new Chapter's Clues Page, watch the videos, then look through all the clues, and any that you think particularly relevant to your case, copy onto your own Investigation Board. Once you've viewed all the video clips and clues, go to the Note Book Page and enter anything that you think might be important as the case proceeds. Lastly, you can go to the Chapter Summary Page, where you will see the Inspector and his Constable mulling over the recent events - sometimes they may be insightful and sometimes you may wonder how the Inspector stays so calm in the face of such enthusiastic ineptitude! | | 
| Over the investigation you will be presented with more evidence, more victims and more suspects and you may eagerly await each chapter’s new discoveries. But you may choose to play just at the weekends, or even in one big sleuthing marathon, it’s completely up to you.
You can also contact your friends online and play with them. I’m hoping that we get people playing all over world, and the only barrier will be that each player will have to understand English – we haven’t got round to doing a foreign language murder mystery – yet !!
| On the last day of your investigation, a multiple choice summation will be available for you to fill in as to who you thought did it and why. Once you have submitted your answer you will be able to view the detective's solution and the translation of coded emails and foreign documents. For those of you who get 5 out of the 7 key questions correct, you will be able to download a Bronze Certificate for Excellence in Deduction. If you get 6 questions correct you will receive a Silver Certificate and if you get the solution 100% correct you will be able to download a Gold Certificate. If you enjoy CSI, Morse, Taggart or jigsaw puzzles, we’re sure you will love this challenge. This is your chance to play Detective and solve a most complicated case. I am delighted to present this, my 1st plot written especially for the Internet and you, the Online Super Sleuths. I do hope that you enjoy The Other Side plot, as much as I have enjoyed creating it. Disclaimer My plots are renowned for their gritty realism and there is a minimum age of 16. All my characters are fictitious and neither victims or suspects are based on real people. However some of the storylines may be inspired by factual or realistic events. I often write about serious and often contentious subjects to give suspects interesting and unusual motives for murder, but I try to make sure that whenever there is a controversial opinion expressed, there will always be a character who will have opposing views as a counter balance. There is nothing in my storylines that you would not see in programmes such as “Morse” or “Taggart”. As a pacifist and strict vegetarian, there is nothing I abhor more than real murder, but I do enjoy writing complex and intriguing plots that give my guests and online players hours of brain-teasing sleuthing fun. Please be assured that I try not to offend, and that any views expressed are not my own nor others involved in the creation of this online Murder Mystery Investigation.
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