BOOK 7 - THE PICTURE-PERFECT CRIME
Chapter 1 - Be My Ghost
Legend has it that every ten
years, the ghost of Mr. Boddy's ancestor, Sir Squatty-Boddy, appears to
terrorise the Mansion's inhabitants. Those brave enough to spend the night in
the Mansion will receive Sir Squatty's treasure - a silver chest full of gold
and jewels. Mr. Boddy leaves his guests who decide to stay in the Mansion. All
six have the same idea to dress up as ghosts to frighten the competition away.
This doesn't work, as they discover that there are in fact seven ghosts in the
room! All the guests flee throughout the Mansion, bopping each other whenever
they can!! WHICH "GHOST" - WITH WHICH WEAPON -
DISCOVERED THE GHOST OF SIR SQUATTY-BODDY AND WHERE??
Chapter 2 - The Picture-Perfect Crime
Mr. Boddy has a new camera and decides to take some group shots of his friends
in front of the Mantelpiece in The Library. On the far end of the Mantelpiece is
a Faberge Egg. In the first picture it can be seen but in the last picture it
has gone!! WHO STOLE THE FABERGE EGG??
Chapter 3 - You Gotta Have Art
Mr. Boddy holds a charity auction and all hid guests bid for a rare item. As
usual, Professor plum's absent mindedness means that he cannot remember what he
bought and how much he paid for it. Colonel Mustard comes to his rescue.
WHAT DID PROFESSOR PLUM BUY? WHAT DID HE PAY FOR IT??
Chapter 4 - Mr. Green's Jeans
One of Mr. Green's businesses has just been awarded a medal of honour for
helping to save the Planet. Mr. Green is wearing the 18 carat gold medal on his
shirt. Mr. Boddy thinks that they should all help the environment so he suggests
sorting out the garbage for recycling. During the recycling Mr. Green notices
that the medal is missing and someone is willing to kill to keep it.
WHO MURDERED MR. GREEN??
Chapter 5 - Mrs. Peacock Bites The Bullet
Mrs. White bakes some cream puffs for the guests. When Mrs. Peacock bites into
one, she bites onto a bullet which dislodges a gold tooth. Someone steals the
tooth and puts it into a puff to retrieve later but it gets passed around until
no one know where it is. WHICH SUSPECT HAS THE GOLD
TOOTH? IN WHICH PUFF??
Chapter 6 - The Plot Thickens
On a wet afternoon, the guests are doing a jigsaw puzzle. Mr. Boddy announces
that he has to go out and everyone believes that he would only go out in the
rain in order to bury something valuable in the garden. One by one the guests
make their excuses to leave the room and search. Sure enough, Mr. Boddy later
comes back to say his buried cash box has been stolen.
WHO STOLE THE CASH BOX??
Chapter 7 - A Textbook Murder
Mr. Boddy has acquired a rare book on Astronomy worth Five Million Dollars. Not
surprisingly, the guests suddenly become very interested in Astronomy.
WHO STOLE THE RARE BOOK??
Chapter 8 - Sound The Alarm!
A burglary during the night arouses the household. A safe has been ransacked and
many jewels stolen. Earlier that evening, Mr. Boddy had shown the collection to
his guests but they only have vague recollections of the type of jewelry in the
safe. They tell what they can to the Police who try to fit together an idea of
what has been stolen. WHAT JEWELRY DID THE SERGEANT
DESCRIBE IN HIS REPORT??
Chapter 9 - Mr. Boddy's Wild Ride
Showing his guests into the Ballroom, Mr. Boddy proudly shows off a fairground
ride called Monsters of The Caribbean borrowed temporarily from Whoopee
Park!! He takes the guests for a ride but not all can keep their seats!
WHO (BESIDES MR. BODDY) IS STILL IN THE WAGON AT THE END
OF THE RIDE??
Chapter 10 - The Life of The Party is Dead
Mr. Boddy suggests playing Truth or Disaster in which everyone has to write down
a secret about themselves. If they don't, Mr. Boddy will reveal a secret about
them himself. No one is keen to play but start filling out papers anyway. Mr.
Boddy and others leave the room. When everyone except Boddy returns, they begin
to play, but the first paper out of the hat says that Mr. Boddy has been
murdered and the writer of the note knows who did it!
WHO MURDERED MR. BODDY? WHO WROTE THE MESSAGE??