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The talented Mr. Ripley

1999
A stage adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel in which Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to find the errant son of a wealthy American couple and is pulled into a dark world of duplicity and murder as their lives become intertwined.

Ten little Indians

a mystery play in three acts
1974
Ten people are invited to a gloomy mansion on Indian Island, and when they arrive, their unseen host accuses each of them of murder.

Inside man

NYPD Detective Keith Frazier struggles to outsmart Dalton, a high-stakes bank robber who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized control of a Wall Street bank. The robbers turn what initially looks like a hostage crisis into a personal crusade to expose some mysterious evil secrets. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, Madaline, a power broker with her own agenda, emerges and injects even more instability into an already volatile situation.
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The adventures of Nate the Great

based upon the Nate the Great series of books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
1996
Presents a play featuring private detective Nate the Great and his faithful dog, Sludge.
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The mousetrap and other plays

1981
Includes "Ten Little Indians, " "The Hollow, " "Appointment With Death, " "The Mousetrap, " "Witness for the Prosecution, " "Towards Zero, " "Verdict, " and "Go Back for Murder.".

Mystery plays for young actors

1984
A collection of ten one-act plays for young people.

Make it mystery

an anthology of short mystery plays
2006
A collection of twelve short comedy-mystery plays adaptable for all ages.

The mousetrap and other plays

2000
Contains eight plays of murder and mayhem, including the title work in which a homicidal maniac terrorizes a group of people who are snowbound at Monkswell Manor.
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