Deserved to Die: A Sunset Years Book-Play-Game Murder Mystery Paperback – January 11, 2026

Rich, arrogant heart surgeon Dr. Alex Beck bullied, berated and used the people around him. They all hated him. Senior Inspector Lance has to find out which one finally killed him.Is This a Book? A Play? A Game? Or All Three?What if your favorite murder mystery book was also a play you could stage at home to entertain your friends? What if you could turn it into a game where participants competed to discover who the murderer was and how the crime was committed? Now you can!Deserved to Die is alive-eventmystery play approach we use to entertain hundreds of residents each year in the real-life central Florida city that serves as the basis for our fictional Sunset Years senior retirement community.This second edition of Deserved to Die features new, full-page AI-generated character avatars. These photorealistic images greatly enhance readers' experience of the story.What hasn't changed is that Deserved to Die is a devilishly good story. There's intrigue, misunderstandings, and a surprising amount of hanky-panky that makes role-playing these characters laugh-out-loud fun, whether you are sixteen, sixty, or beyond.If you'd like to experience this story in conventional book form, turn to the Introduction. Start there and read to the end.If you'd like to experience this story as a play or game, use the included instructions and tools tohave six toeleven people act out the roles and compete to unmask the killer. You should be able to finish in less than two hours.So, what are you waiting for? Dr. Alex Beck has been murdered. One of these characters is the killer. It’s up to you—or maybe you and your friends—to find out who! Read more