Can You Solve the Murder?
An Interactive Crime Novel
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
“Follow leads, find clues, and interrogate suspects in this intricately crafted page-turner! Will you make the right calls and catch the culprit, or will they slip through your fingers?” —G. T. Karber, author of Murdle
A LUSH WELLNESS RETREAT FULL OF WEALTHY SPA-GOERS. ONE DEAD BODY. SIX SUSPECTS. CAN YOU SOLVE THE MURDER?
You arrive at Elysium, a wellness retreat set in an English country manner, where you find the body of a local businessman on the lawn. It appears he was stabbed with a gardening fork and fell to his death from the balcony above. You quickly realize that the balcony can only be accessed through a locked door—and the key is missing. . .
YOU are the lead detective, and only YOU can solve the mystery. Your job is clear:
Investigate the crime sceneChoose which guests, employees, and local figures to interviewDecode the cryptic text messagesExamine the clues you find along the wayDecide who to accuse as the murdererTest your sleuthing skills to see if YOU have what it takes to uncover what each suspect is hiding. There are dozens of pathways to pursue: Will your choices catch the killer—or will they be your downfall?
Solved the murder? How did YOU score? Track your notes in the blank pages at the back of the bookRecord Clue Numbers along the wayDetermine your Detective ScoreDid YOU rank as an Amateur or a Master Detective? Play against friends to see who solved it best!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Johnston (The Dog Sitter Detective) combines the intrigue of fair-play detective fiction with the excitement of a Choose Your Own Adventure book in this entertaining whodunit. Readers are placed in the shoes of a DCI who has been assigned to investigate a murder at Elysium, a luxe wellness retreat. Housing developer Harry Kennedy was found in the retreat's courtyard, with his head shattered from a fall from the top floor and a gardening fork embedded in his chest. The reader explores the motive and means of several suspects, including the victim's widow, Flora; Elysium's manager, Stephen Cheong; and visiting politician Carla Nesbitt. Throughout, readers choose which witnesses to interview and which locations at Elysium to explore, with branching chapters leading to different outcomes. The differences are so significant that they make the book well worth rereading, unlike similarly themed mysteries whose ostensible choices matter little. Crafted with obvious love for its golden age predecessors, this intricate puzzle will delight armchair sleuths of all ages. Here's hoping Johnston has a sequel up his sleeve.
