Reading an Agatha Christie novel is a bit like having chips. Once you open the packet — or the book — it's difficult not to finish the entire thing in one go. And an event in Bandra this weekend is right up your alley if you, too, are a fan of her work and of detective stories in general.

It's a party that's themed on a murder mystery, where the butler is found to have been poisoned after all the guests arrive. Each of the guests in attendance will be assigned the role of a character with some connection to the victim. "A person called Mr Anderson, for instance, is an old, rich man with a tragic past. He's married to a 35-year-old gold digger who's a complete socialite. Then we have the butler's lawyer who possesses his will. But he also has a shady secret with the butler, because his daughter had fallen in love with him and he cheated on her, breaking her heart. There's also a singer called Britney Speared, whose family heirloom the victim had stolen, though no one could ever prove that he did," says corporate trainer Archana Ramanathan, who's conceived of the plot that will be played out at the event that the folks behind Tall Tales, a storytelling series, will organise.