Newport, Rhode Island, March 1908 -- A beautiful Duchess consults physician/detective Dr. Angus MacCrimmon with an astonishing question: Who is planning to murder her husband that very evening? Dr. MacCrimmon agrees to help her, but by the time they arrive at her Newport mansion, the Duke is already dead -- lying at the bottom of a marble staircase, eyes staring upward, his face fixed in a bizarre and terrifying smile.
The Duke was an evil man, hated by nearly everyone. This was clearly no accident, but how can Dr. MacCrimmon prove murder? Are others in danger? And how does La Cur�e, the mysterious masterpiece of art, come into play?
Meanwhile, Dr. MacCrimmon's notoriously bad luck with women takes a shocking and life-altering turn.
The Dr. MacCrimmon mystery stories are booklet adaptations of live murder mysteries that have been performed since 2001 to enthusiastic audiences and great critical acclaim. Mystery theatre fans have fallen in love with Dr. MacCrimmon and this series of solve-it-yourself mysteries, and you will, too.
The clues are all there. Match wits with Dr. MacCrimmon to find the thrilling solution!
