SALT LAKE CITY, UT—A delicious dinner in a beautiful hotel with your favorite authors—what more can you ask for? How about a murder—or two murders! On Friday, September 29, Covenant Communications will host its third annual Murder Mystery Dinner: Until Death Do We Part at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 999 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City.

Nineteen of Covenant’s top fiction writers will gather to act out a murder mystery involving characters from each of their books. Each author and other selected individuals will become a suspect in the murder, and it will be up to the guests to uncover the murderer before he or she can strike again.

“This year’s writing and directing team for the mystery dinner couldn’t be better,” said Melissa Dalton, publicist for Covenant Communications. “We have two of the best writers in this market, Gale Sears and Kerry Blair, and Gale even has a master’s degree in theater.”

Kerry Blair, author of the mystery Mummy’s the Word, is the creative mind behind the murder plot. She has taken characters from each book and crafted an intriguing mystery. Gale Sears, author of the historical novel Until the Dawn, will do staging and assist in directing the performance.

“It’s been challenging taking characters from so many different time eras and bringing them together for this fateful event,” said Blair. “We had to come up with a creative way for characters from the past to make it to an event in present day, and I think we did it! I hope everyone enjoys solving the mystery as much as I enjoyed writing it.”

Besides an enjoyable mystery, there will also be contests, prizes, live music, and giveaways. A reception where the authors will be signing books from 5:00 to 6:30 PM will kick off the evening. Guests will also have a chance to get their picture taken with Elvis, and enjoy live music from the hit new country band Joshua Creek. Participating authors include Anita Stansfield, Annette Lyon, Betsy Brannon Green, Clair Poulson, C.K. Bailey, Gale Sears, H.B. Moore, Jeffrey Savage, Jennie Hansen, Jerry Borrowman, K.L. Fogg, Kerri Robinson, Kerry Blair, Marcie Gallacher, Michele Ashman Bell, Robison Wells, Sonia O’Brien, Tom Roulstone, and Toni Sorenson Brown.

Performing in front of a crowd will be a new experience for most of these authors. However, Michele Ashman Bell, author of the new novel Perfect Timing, participated in the mystery dinner last year. “Last year I played a villainous movie star from one of Betsy Brannon Green’s books, and it was a riot! I got to wear one of my daughter’s pageant gowns, a wig, and even fake eyelashes. I was quite surprised when I ended up the murderer!” said Bell.

Tickets for the dinner are $24 and can be purchased at Seagull Book and Tape through September 22. No tickets will be sold at the door and tickets sell out fast. For more information, go to www.covenant-lds.com or call 800-662-9545 Ext: 167.