My sister booked a cottage in North Wales for us all to have one big family holiday. Well, I say cottage, but it’s more like a mansion. It’s an amazing house just south of Blaenau Ffestiniog.

The Mansion

The View from "The Mansion"

We just had to take advantage of the beautiful surrounding and host a murder mystery dinner party…

The setting was the SS Titanium.

The SS Titanium has launched from New York on its maiden voyage and the specially invited passengers prepare to celebrate. But, before the first cork can be popped, disaster strikes. Captain E Slost is found overboard, floating on an iceberg with a bullet in his chest!

OK, nothing to do with North Wales, or mountains, but the house was a perfect setting for a dinner party.

The guests included:

• PRINCE TON-AKADAMEE – Rich Arab (educated and wealthy his investments are stealthy)
• WILLETT FLY – Plane designer (he can’t keep anything up for 30 seconds!)
• EMILY AIRHEAD – Adventurer (she’s flying planes and hanging from trains!)
• HAGATHA TWISTY – Mystery writer (only a criminal could plot this well!)
• FARLEY HATPIN – Silent film director (…!)
• DR HEINRICH MANOEUVRE – Austrian doctor (if you start to choke, he’s one handy bloke!)
• IZZY GONYETT – Wealthy widow (the weaker the pulse the more she’ll convulse!)
• FANNY SHAKER – Showgirl (she’ll shake her thing for a small shot of gin!)

Everyone took their parts very seriously, and came appropriately dressed in character. It was a great night, and lots of wine was drunk. I won’t give away who the murderer was, but as usual, we all had motives!

Izzy Gonyett (Caroline) and Dr Heinrich Manoeuvre (Malcolm)

Farley Hatpin (Andy) and Fanny Shaker (Angela)

Prince Ton-Akadamee (Nick) and Hagatha Twisty (Saskia)

Emily Airhead (Laetitia) and Willett Fly (Pete)

and with extras ... Sailey Rope (Maddie) and Stan Leigh Waters (Laurence)

Article Series - Welsh Holidays

1. Gogarth
2. Murder on the SS Titanium
3. Wet Welsh Holidays