Ideas & tips for New Year's Eve
A timeline for New Year's Eve
Work backwards from midnight and leave enough time for the reveal – nobody wants to miss the fireworks because the culprit hasn't confessed yet.
- 7:00 pm – guests arrive, drinks, roles handed out
- 7:30 pm – starter and first round
- 8:30 pm – main course and further rounds
- 10:30 pm – dessert and final accusations
- 11:15 pm – the solution
- Midnight – toast and fireworks
A glamorous dress code
New Year's Eve is the perfect excuse for evening wear. Mysteries set in the 1920s or in a grand country house suit the night particularly well: sequins, velvet and bow ties are in fashion that evening anyway.
Decorations for the night
- Gold, black and silver – colours that suit both a crime scene and the turn of the year
- Candles and fairy lights instead of the overhead light
- Champagne on ice and glasses ready for midnight