The year is 1790, and the fabulous diamond necklace that Louis the XV of France commissioned for his mistress Madame du Barry has gone missing. France is in turmoil. Heads have rolled. But the ton in England will still have their season. Guests will attend a Regency era masquerade ball where every masquerader seems to be hiding something. Cardinals and Marchioness's will mingle with emigres' fleeing the Revolution and actresses. One of them has something to hide and a reason to kill to protect their identity.
It is April 1912. The elite and wealthy are gathered for a launch party of RMS Titanic. Some passengers on the Titanic’s maiden voyage should give them pause. Edith Rosenbaum had recently been warned by a fortune teller that there was disaster in her future. Nurse Jessop was given the moniker “The Queen of Sinking Ships” and “Miss Unsinkable”. Violet survived both the sinking of the Titanic, her sister ship the Britannic, and the collision of the Olympic. First Mate Murdoch came from a seafaring family plagued with the “April Curse”. Three of his family members died on ships during the month of April. April Fortune, was warned "You are in danger every time you travel on the sea, for I see you adrift in an open boat. You will lose everything but your life." Death is in the air, but so is MURDER.
It's the summer of 1979 and as the seventies decade draws to its close, the Disco age enters her twilight as well. Local radio personalities have a great idea- throw a Disco Demolition. Everyone who brings a record to add to the demolition will receive a discount to the event. But there is more than demolition in the air. Death is spinning a deadly tune on the turntable and YOU may be the victim.
Welcome to 300 years of North Carolina history and mystery. From the Spaniard Francisco Gordillo who discovered the North Carolina Coast, through Virginia Dare, the Royal Governors, Queen Charlotte, Edenton Tea Party, women's rights, Andy Griffith, inventors, actresses, singers, writers, and a serial killer or two. Timelines have been erased and someone from the past has a reason to kill in the present.
Celebrate the end of Prohibition and the alliance of the east and west coasts' most powerful wine families at a grand gala. Atlantic City crime boss Nucky Johnson and North Carolina’s powerful Senator Furnifold Simmons clash over rights to sell alcohol in the state, while accusations of corruption and vice flow as deep and red as the wine at Vineyards. While Prohibition left profits withering on the vine, the new harvest promises a fruitful yield. Money is intoxicating, and when you mix money with wine the results can be deadly.
It's the Roaring Twenties and prohibition is in full swing-except at the Blue Door. Guys and Dolls, Molls and Mafia come together for a night of jazz and bath-tub gin. What could go wrong here?
New Orleans is in the ripe and raunchy height of Mardi Gras. A killer is on the loose, and he has published a letter saying that he will kill again at 15 minutes past midnight on Mardi Gras. His promise to spare anyone who is where a jazz band is playing has the hall packed at the Blue Note Club. As there is no honor among thieves, there is no honesty among killers. And the killer is at the party tonight. Watch your dance card. You may be performing the Dance of Death-your last dance ever.
From seersucker suits and dashing bowties, colorful spring dresses and fantastic hats, Derby’s display of American tradition and style simply doesn’t exist anywhere else. The competition is high for the 148th year of this iconic style-show. Don those fancy hats and suspenders and make your bets about what horse will win and who will go home alive.
Welcome to the Sock Hop at Hollywood High. Put on your poodle skirt and tie up your saddle shoes. Dance the Jitterbug and the Boogie Woogie to some good old Rock n' Roll. The night is Made in the Shade so Flip Your Lid and have a Ball, because before the night is out, someone is going to get the Royal Shaft, and it just might be YOU.