At the Old Town Grammar School, the headmaster, William Masterson, is about to hang up his cap and gown. Not everyone will be unhappy to see him leave: during his time at the school he has been a strict disciplinarian who has made more than his fair share of enemies. To commemorate his retirement, the school holds a retirement party where staff mix with ex-staff members and former pupils. Old rivalries and hostilities rise to the surface and blackmail rears its ugly head; and one attendee at least has a more permanent type of retirement in mind...

Stuart Weatherby and Gareth Annerlie have known each other for years. More than once, it seems, Stuart has just managed to stay ahead of his rival… at school, at university, even in love. Tonight, however, is a joint celebration - for Gareth has just been appointed head of Chambers and Stuart has been made a judge. But amongst the guests, there are hidden secrets which are ripe to come to the surface, skeletons in cupboards and more than one score to settle.

Lord Earnest Grabbit is not a man without enemies. His notorious reputation as a penny-pinching skinflint, watching every halfpenny that leaves his wallet, knows no bounds and affects all those around him - from Daphne, the daughter who wishes a new dress for the ball, to Cook - who has numerous bills to pay. With more than a few skeletons in the kitchen cupboards to unearth, the scene is set for an evening of intrigue, blackmail… and eventually, murder.

The scene is a transatlantic liner, sailing between Liverpool and New York in the 1920s. Lord Montague ‘Monty’ Carstaires is travelling to the Big Apple with his wife Lady Caroline and Monty’s younger brother Freddie. Their young, rich, guest Penelope ‘Pest’ Petersham is ripe for the picking. But an unexpected encounter on board brings to the surface a past which many had hoped had been buried along with the dead in World War I. A tale of spurned love and cowardice. And on board ship there is nowhere to hide...

Francois DuDrop, the distinguished fashion designer, is not a man without problems. During an extravagant fashion show to flaunt his latest designs, most of the models have not turned up and so members of the audience are recruited to help. Indeed, it seems that the only people who do turn up on the night each have a long-standing grudge against him. Old rivalries and long-held bitternesses boil to the surface as the evening unfolds. And one of the guests holding a grudge is also holding a weapon...

Gresham Laud is not a director without enemies. When he delivers the shock announcement, at the celebratory end-of-run party, that the Shadow Players have run out of money and will be disbanded, his sense of timing could not have been worse, For within the drama group there are many soon-to-be unemployed members who would like nothing more than to stage a little accident...

It is 1943 and Britain is at war. Hitler is poised to invade. But nearer home, the distinguished author, producer and radio broadcaster Sydney Matthews has problems of his own. During an air-raid, the BBC is forced to relocate him, his cast and his audience to the local church hall to transmit the latest episode of his acclaimed radio serial, The Mystery of the Mummy’s Curse. But whilst maintaining a British stiff upper lip and consummate professionalism, grievances and ill-feeling within the cast combine with an unexpected blackout to give Sydney a shocking experience...

Once again, we return to the darkness and gloom that is Talbot Manor. Once again, the laboratory is full of whirring machinery and many unusual potions. Mason still rules the roost with Frau Schmidt and the faithful Cringe. But what you are about to witness is frightening and mind boggling as unexpected guests arrive as the storm rages on. Who will die and who will do the deed? It's more mystifying than usual...............

In the seedy backstreets of downtown New York, a private investigator receives a late-night visit from a most unusual - and beautiful - client. Unexpectedly, she carries an invitation to a birthday party being held in honour of her husband, Big Joe. It seems Big Joe is not without his enemies and tonight, the beautiful Bella needs help to find out who is planning to kill him......