Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies, and on the eve of the grand re-opening, it’s up to the manager to find the cause and the murderer, teaming up with a mystery writer and amateur sleuth in a wacky race against time. The clues point to a sinister box of chocolates, and the suspects include all the outlandish characters working for the resort. DEATH BY CHOCOLATE combines all the elements of classic murder mysteries with a scathing satire of today’s health crazes.

Jim Butterfield eagerly returns to directing at AFD after a long hiatus, having brought you NIGHT WATCH and GODSPELL in those thrilling days of yesteryear. Recent acting appearances at AFD include: Johnnypateen Mike in THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN and Bernard in ARCADIA.