THE answer to a special Christmas mystery story set around Colchester’s Christmas lights switch-on has been revealed! Yesterday, the Gazette published an exclusive story by Caroline King, 46, who lives in Dedham and is the author of ‘Mrs Mentary’s Mystery Tours’. Cally spent lockdown entertaining her two children with walks filled with treasure hunts, puzzles and games, and published her first interactive mystery novel set in Essex towns and villages in August this year. The special Christmas story was set in Colchester city centre around the light switch on.
Author - Caroline King has published four books in the Mrs Mentary's Mystery Tours series (Image: Caroline King) In the story, disaster struck as the fuse box had been vandalised so that the Christmas lights didn’t turn on. The tour started in Castle Park next to the entrance to Colchester Castle (CO1 1TJ), with the words in italics being important to the trail. Did you follow the mystery tour clues across the city and solve the puzzle to find the saboteur? Clue 1: Hunt for a clue contained in this area.
This tour will be a trial if you do not perfect your craft. Solution: In the ground there is a memorial stone to over 200 men and women imprisoned in Colchester Castle accused of witch “craft”. The words “trial” and “hunt” are on the stone.
The word “witch” is “contained” in the name of an innocent person – Hewit Charleston. Clue 2: Walk out of the park, cross over the road and turn left w.
