The Silenced Songbird
Death at The Blue Note
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Chicago, 1957. The smoky basement of The Blue Note jazz club has launched legends, but tonight it claims a life. Vivian LaRue, the velvet-voiced songbird whose star was about to rise to national fame, is found dead in her dressing room mere hours before her Columbia Records audition. The police c…
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Medium difficulty · 2-6 players · 50-60 min · 3 objectives
About this case
Chicago, 1957. The smoky basement of The Blue Note jazz club has launched legends, but tonight it claims a life. Vivian LaRue, the velvet-voiced songbird whose star was about to rise to national fame, is found dead in her dressing room mere hours before her Columbia Records audition. The police call it suicide, a tragic end to a troubled life. But Vivian's sister knows better. Vivian had enemies: her jealous bandmate who'd been passed over for the spotlight, the club owner she was about to expose for skimming profits, her ex-husband still bitter about the divorce, and a mysterious figure from her past who'd been sending threatening letters for months. Hidden in her dressing room are journals filled with secrets about everyone in Chicago's jazz underground. Someone killed Vivian LaRue to keep her silent. Now you must give voice to the dead and bring her killer to justice.
Setting: Chicago Jazz Club, 1957
How to play
- Host creates a room. One player clicks “Unlock for $4.99” and gets a 6-character room code and QR code.
- Everyone joins. Share the code — players join from any browser. No download, no account required to join.
- Investigate together. Examine evidence, debate suspects, and crack the case in 50-60 min.
