Board Games

by James Butler

Arthur Mowbray is the brilliant inventor of the Mowbray Murder game, and head of the company that bears his name. When his body is discovered in the dining room of his country home, Inspector Ainsworth is sent to investigate the crime.
The Inspector knows that the murderer is one of the company directors and in order to solve the crime he has to learn the truth about the Mowbray company and the fierce rivalry which exists between the directors.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Janete on hiatus due health issues · Rating 4 out of 5]

Text + audio. An intermediate level book for English learners.
Synopsis: "Arthur Mowbray is a head of a huge company. He created his company after he had invented a board game “Mowbray’s Killer”. The game was made of cardboard and Plasticine figures. One day something terrible happened. His body was found in the dining room of his country house. Inspector Ainsworth started investigating this case. He has no evidence and no witnesses. But there are many suggestions. Ainsworth suspects that one of the directors can be guilty. He has to dive into the world of a fierce competition between the employees to learn the real truth and to find the killer."

[Chris Vasquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a very simple history about murder.

[Namiko]

It is like a Japanese suspense drama I used to watched with my mother.