The Death of the Great Detective

Highly Suspect

About The Death of the Great Detective

The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes is dead! Or is he? 

Nevertheless the game is afoot as Chief Inspector Scott Lanyard has been found shot, stabbed and strangled inside a locked room. Holmes has enlisted help from beyond the grave to crack the case alongside stalwart allies Mrs Hudson, brother Mycroft and Inspector Lestrade… but could the killer really be among them? 

Join acclaimed mystery maestros Highly Suspect as the return to Cast for another hilarious, immersive and interactive murder mystery event, which is up to the audience to solve! There’s a fiendish plot, evidence to examine, and cryptic clues to crack. But can you catch the killer?  

Fun, frivolity and fatalities guaranteed!  

"Prepare to have your funny bones and little grey cells equally tickled!"

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