The Mystery Men
BIOGRAPHY
The Mystery Men are 3 crime writers: Matthew Booth, M.J.Elliott & David Stuart Davies who perform across the UK.
David Stuart Davies is the Editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers’ Association and the author of five Sherlock Holmes novels, the most recent being The Veiled Detective (Robert Hale, 2004).
Matthew Booth, author of Sherlock Holmes and The Giant’s Hand and regular scriptwriter to the American radio show, Imagination Theatre.
Matthew J Elliott, senior contributor to the old SHERLOCK magazine and main British script writer for Imagination Theatre which now features Matthew’s own creation, the female sleuth, Hilary Caine.
WEBSITE
No
GENRE
Crime.
PUBLICATIONS | PERFORMANCE HISTORY
"What a fantastic evening. ’.. a truly witty, intelligent and well-written show and I urge everyone to see it." - Scarlet Street Magazine
"An entertaining and lively show which kept the audience engrossed throughout." - Literary Festival, Sheffield.
WORKSHOP | READINGS EXPERIENCE","REFERENCE/S
The Life & Crimes of Agatha Christie : The Queen of Crime falls under the scrutiny of The Mystery Men. Her life, her novels and characters are examined in this lively, exciting and entertaining show
’Theydunnit! - A History of Detective Fiction in an hour
REFERENCE/S
Janette Fleming
Reader Development Officer
Halton Lea Library
Halton Lea
Runcorn
WA7 2PF
01928 715351
GROUP SIZE PREFERENCE
30+
GROUP AGE PREFERENCE
14+
WORKING LANGUAGE/S
English
AREA/S PREPARED TO TRAVEL
North.
OTHER INFORMATION
Highly recommended for a very different author/reading event
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