On television, criminal investigators are slick and relentless, which explains why most kids want to grow up to be cops, actors, or a pair of sunglasses. Shine like a snooping star with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $19 for a public performance of Murder They Vote for one at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden on Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. (a $38 value)
• $199 for an on-location private performance of Invitation to Murder for up to 100 guests, valid within a 15-mile radius of Miami Beach (a $500 value)

During a public performance, Murder They Vote attracts audiences with a smorgasbord of cheese, chocolate, and soft drinks before roping them into a twisted tale of whodunit. Hors d’oeuvres are not included for private performances, and customers must provide both the location and refreshments.

Murder Is Served, a Division of Mystery on the Menu

During her one-woman performances held in public arenas and at private parties, writer, actress, and founder of Mystery on the Menu Barbara Fox dramatizes snacktimes with interactive, sleuth-inspiring mysteries. Attendees attempt to solve the murder of a different character depending on the show—from portrait painters to famous chefs—by examining clues, reading given lines, asking questions, and polygraph-testing the tablecloth. Each interactive play ends with the apprehension of an unsuspecting guest, who remains unaware of their given character's murderous truth until the fictional cuffs latch.

Personal parties also spin a mysterious web among groups of up to 100 revelers at a location of choice. An ideal activity for office functions, birthday parties, or lengthy jury deliberations, private performances pin a crafted killing onto a single guest. Personal-party hosts must provide their own hors d'oeuvres.