The morning we challenged a Legendary Murder Mystery Writer…live on Heart Radio!
There are not many things that would make us excited to set a 5am alarm (except perhaps to catch a morning flight down to the South of France) but when Heart Radio got in touch asking us to create a bespoke mini-mystery for them live on air, we set those alarms with glee, and no need to hit snooze either!
Challenging the Detective skills of Murder Mysteries writers is slowly becoming our specialty it seems, having also previously killed off Robert Thorogood for UKTV to launch Series 2 of The Marlow Murder Club in March. So, when hearing Richard Osman would be our lead guest Detective on the case, alongside Amanda Holden & Jamie Theakston, it was time to crack out the whiteboard and get working on the case.
The Case: The Body at the Breakfast Show
Beginning in 1994, Harold Heart has always been at the helm of Heart Radio, growing the broadcaster from a regional channel in the West Midlands to the nations Number 1. Station is it beloved for today.
However, whilst millions of families are entertained by its content, Harold’s own family seem more concerned with benefiting themselves from his hard graft. As an avid Richard Osman fan, Harold and the family have made an appearance today at the studio to meet the author. It seems Harold got more than he bargained for though, as he has been discovered this morning dead in the green room!
With police stuck in traffic from the morning rush, it falls on the Stations resident Detective, Inspector Rutherford, with the help of Richard, Amanda & Jamie to crack the case before it’s too late.
The Suspect Line-Up
After witnessing discovering Harold Heart’s demise, Heart Radio’s resident Detective, Inspector Ruthford (Sam Emmerson) sprang into action, taking charge of the case and identifying the suspects:
Stacey Star (Lauren Shotton)
Dean Heart (Christopher J Railton)
Elliot Ives (Liam Fleming)
Davina Heart (Alice Corrigan)
With a murderer to catch, and 4 suspects potentially behind it all, it fell to Inspector Osman and Detective Holden to try and solve the case, but did they successfully catch the killer?
If you missed listening in, watch The Body at the Breakfast Show back on Global Player! Watch along and see if you can crack the case of Harold Heart’s murder.
Richard’s latest instalment of The Thursday Murder Club: The Impossible Fortunate is out now!
Think you have the armchair Detective skills to solve the mystery? Join Joyce and the Thursday Murder Club gang in their latest venture; The Impossible Fortunate. Available in all reputable bookshops and online!
You can also be sure to catch Amanda & Jamie daily on the Heart Radio Breakfast show 6:30am-10am weekdays, you never know when the call for the Station’s Inspector may be needed again…
Want to see if you have the Detective skills to solve the case? Contact us today to book in a Murder Mystery for you and your Detective team
Sam has been the Company Director for Moonstone Murders since we launched in London/South East England in October 2017. Alongside having written over 35 Unique cases since founding Moonstone Murders, as his alter ego Inspector Rutherford, he has led hundreds of investigations both across the UK, abroad in Europe and virtually worldwide!
