New · Volume One out now

Read the case. Find the clue. Catch the culprit.

75 short crime stories, each with a crime report, clues from the scene, three suspects and the records to check them. Solve the wordsearch to unlock the one clue that really matters.

Play Case 01 free About the book

Works on phone, tablet, Kindle Fire and computer.

Cover of The Detective’s Mystery CrimeSearch, Volume One

How it works

The paperback, made playable

Search the grid

Find the twelve listed words. Drag, or tap letter by letter.

Read the clue

Tap the leftover numbered squares in order.

Unlock the evidence

Count the diagonals and use the chart.

Name the culprit

Expose the false claim and close the case.

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Pick up a case

See all 75 cases →

Case 01 · Easy The Rare BottleThe rare bottle vanished before the handover. Play free →Case 02 · Easy The Leaked List of ComplainantsComplainants’ names are now on public display. Play case →Case 03 · Easy Two Tonnes or Three?The altered slip adds a tonne to the bill. Play case →

Every case, on any screen

Scan the code in your book and you’re straight in. Your casebook and rank are saved as you play.

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