Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood

The defenestration of a ruthless theatre impresario''s young son was definitely not the best way to end the play''s first night party. And the crime scene itself was most unusual: a locked bedroom, with no sign of forced entry, no prints or traces of blood, just a sinister, life-size puppet of Mr Punch lying on the floor...

Everyone at the party - from the dodgy producer and rakish male lead to the...