Murder mystery logic puzzles
Draw the string. Name the killer.
A paperback of 50 murder mysteries, each with its own murder board. Every statement is true. A gift for the mystery lover who's read everything.
Every case ends on a murder board
Suspects, weapons and places, with every trait you need. Once you've cracked the case, run a string from each suspect to their weapon and their place. The killer has nowhere left to stand.
Wendell Price
Ines DuarteKiller
Ivo Brandt
Mabel QuinceLook inside
Real pages from case 24, The Scorched Fondue. Tap a page to see it full size.
What's in the book
A 6 x 9 inch paperback built for a pencil, and a good gift for the mystery lover who has read everything.
How a case works
Everyone tells the truth. Nobody tells all of it.
- Read the storyA short scene: the victim, the suspects and where it happened.
- Read the statementsThey are your clues, and every one of them is true.
- Mark the evidence sheetX rules a pair out. O proves it.
- Draw the stringsLink each suspect to a weapon and a place, then name the killer.
Statement 4 · Bertrand Lisle
“Whoever had the director's riding boot did not have black hair.”
Yuki Arakawablack hair
Clementine Hartblond hair
Silas Okaforblack hair
Bertrand Lislebrown hair
Winifred Ashbygray hairYuki and Silas both have black hair, so neither had the boot. One statement, two X's, and the case starts to open.
Five settings, fifty murders
A champagne bottle at sea. A spotlight at the studio. A snow globe at the lodge. The killer is always in the room.
The SS Meridian
An ocean liner four days from port.
10 cases
Studio Nine
A Hollywood film studio after dark.
10 cases
Edelweiss Lodge
An alpine lodge cut off by snow.
10 cases
Blackwood Manor
An English country manor.
11 cases
The Kasumi Inn
A quiet inn in old Japan.
9 cases
Free printable
Try a whole case before you buy
Case 30, The Nine O'Clock Note: five suspects at a Hollywood studio. A 10-page PDF with the full solution, free to download.
Try a free caseFrom Constable to Chief Inspector
The cases get harder as you're promoted, from a gentle start to medium-hard.
10 cases
Three suspects. A gentle start.
15 cases
Four suspects.
15 cases
Five suspects.
10 cases
Four suspects, plus a motive for each. The toughest cases.
Meet the suspects
Every suspect has a drawn portrait, a few habits and a reason to be in the room. Each case puts three to five of them under suspicion.
Questions
Who is it for?
Adults and older teens who enjoy whodunits, logic grid puzzles or cozy mysteries. The first cases are gentle and the last ones are medium-hard.
Is it a good gift?
Yes, for anyone who likes whodunits or logic puzzles. It needs nothing but a pencil, and the solutions are tucked at the back so nothing is spoiled.
Do I need math or trivia?
No. Every answer comes from the statements on the page, reached by logic alone.
Are the solutions included?
Yes. Every case has a step-by-step solution and a solved murder board at the back of the book.
Draw the string. Name the killer.
50 cases, a murder board for each, and every solution at the back. For you, or for the mystery lover who has read everything.