4.Hilarious stories from 6000 murders – from the Mystress of Murder herself

Hilarious stories from 6000 murders – from the Mystress of Murder herself

Joy Swift’s Original Murder Weekends will reach a unique milestone in September 2008 – its 100th plot. To mark the occasion, Joy Swift MBE is available as an unusual and amusing interviewee or programme guest.

Joy has been the passionate force behind Original Murder weekends for the last 27 years. She is one of the North’s most celebrated businesswomen, and a natural entertainer. Joy’s company has staged murder weekends across the UK, USA, Europe – and (of course!) on the Nile. It’s estimated that over 100,000 people have turned sleuth on Joy’s weekends alone … and some have even cracked 30 or more plots!

Joy is happy to discuss any topic, but some ideas for themes include:

  • Hilarious stories from 27 years of staging murder weekends – from “dead bodies” discovered by unsuspecting members of the public and real police officers; to the lady who got a visit from CID after taking her murder weekend photos in for processing
  • Discussions on the enduring attraction of the classic murder mystery, even today when real life crime and tragedy takes up so much media coverage
  • Women in business – Joy’s experiences of single-handedly running a business known worldwide, which has spawned an industry around the world, with interactive restaurants, murder weekends, murder nights, murder cruises and boxed dinner party games – none of which would have happened without Joy’s original idea.
  • Why murder weekends make a great choice for “Stay-cations”, as more people choose to have a memorable holiday at home than a dearer trip abroad.
  • Joy’s 100th plot – “100 Not Out” – will be performed all over the country. In tribute to Agatha Christie (who only managed 97 plots!) it’s a classic English village murder mystery, complete with murderous intrigue at the Cricket Club! Astonishingly, it’s Joy’s first “village murder”.

To book Joy as a sofa guest or interviewee

please telephone 0151 924 1124 or email joy@murder.co.uk


~ by thinksmith on October 10, 2008.

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