Whodunit Cocktail Party Kicks Off Mystery Festival Weekend

Writer Will DeanJennifer Heffner

The 2024 Whodunit kick-off party crowd, Photo: Jennifer Heffner

True Crime Guest Sheryl McCollum, Fiction Guest of Honor Ashley FlowersJennifer Heffner

True Crime Guest of Honor Kristen Gibbons Feden, True Crime Guest Joe Giacalone, Nicholas FedenJennifer Heffner

True Crime Guest Cary London, Victoria Schneps, Alissa London with friendJennifer Heffner

Nicholas Feden, Dan RattinerJennifer Heffner

Marissa Cangiolosi at the 2024 Hamptons Whodunit Cocktail Party.Jennifer Heffner

Fictions Guests Ashley Winstead, Vanessa Lillie, Megan Miranda, Jean Kwok, Julia Bartz, Angie Kim, Jennifer Hillier, Wendy WalkerJennifer Heffner

East Hampton Town Crier Hugh King, Yvonne Durant, Jennifer McSweeneyJennifer Heffner

Co-Founders Lisa Larsen, Mayor Jerry Larsen, Carrie Doyle, Jackie DunphyJennifer Heffner

Black River Caviar's Linda GarnettJennifer Heffner

Hamptons Whodunit cofounders Lisa Larsen, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen, Carrie Doyle and Jackie Dunphy launched their weekend of festivities with a Kickoff Cocktail Party at the Maidstone Club, where attendees enjoyed an evening of mingling with renowned mystery and thriller authors, as well as true crime experts.

Guests were offered complementary beverages and hors d’oeuvres. VIPS had the opportunity to join authors and experts for an hour of exclusive discussion and photo opportunities.

The Kickoff Cocktail Party marked the beginning of a weekend-long celebration dedicated to the art of the murder mystery, featuring book signings by fiction and true crime authors, escape rooms, graveyard tours and movie screenings.