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I bought it thinking I’d do a case here and there. Nope. I finished five in one sitting.
The Detective Mystery Box
The Detective Mystery Box
Every case starts with a crime scene. Read the clues, cross out the words, and whoever's left is your killer.
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The Detective Mystery Box
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What's inside
What's inside
COLD CASE FILES – The Murder Mystery Word Search is a puzzle book with 120 cold cases to crack. Each case opens with a crime scene story, then gives you the suspects, murder weapons and locations hidden in the grid. Find every word and cross it off. The names left behind are your killer, weapon and place of death.
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Estimated delivery times:
• USA: 3–6 business days
• UK: 6–9 business days
• Canada, Australia & New Zealand: 7–10 business days
Every order ships carefully packaged and ready to drop you straight into case #001. 🔍✏️
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A Detective Night Without The Screen
Play solo or compare theories with a partner. With 3 difficulty levels and 120 unique cases to solve, there is always another case to solve.
Perfect for a night in, a break from scrolling or when you want to do something that put your brain to work.
You don't guess who the killer is, you figure it out.
How To Play
One Clue Can Change Everything
Each file drops you into a compact murder mystery.
Every one of the 120 cold cases hides new murderers, murder weapons and locations.
No trivia. No guessing. read the scene, track the evidence, and decide which details matter before the final reveal.
Loved By 4,000+ Puzzle Fanatics
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"Ridiculously satisfying"
"At first it looked impossible, but once I got going, every clue started chopping the archive down fast. You keep going because you want to see how much smaller the search gets after each step."
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"It actually made me feel like I was tracking someone down."
"This isn't just reading clues and guessing a stay. You have to compare information, rule things out, and keep track of what still fits. It felt way more hands-on than I expected."
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"I said I'd do one chapter and ended up doing way more lol"
"I bought it because I wanted something more engaging than scrolling at night. Ended up completely locked in, crossing out stays and trying to find the one place that survived every clue."
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it one case or lots of separate puzzles?
Is it one case or lots of separate puzzles?
It's 120 different cases with 3 difficulty levels in one book. Each case provides a thrilling and puzzling experience from rookie to expert level.
How many mysteries are included?
How many mysteries are included?
You get 120 self-contained murder-mystery cases to investigate from rookie to expert levels.
Are all cases the same difficulty?
Are all cases the same difficulty?
No. The collection spans 3 difficulty levels from rookie to expert, so you can choose a quicker deduction or a more demanding case.
Do I need to be good at logic puzzles?
Do I need to be good at logic puzzles?
No. The mechanic is simple: read the story, eliminate the words, and keep what's needed. The challenge comes from finding order in chaos and finding what to eliminate.
Do I need any extra knowledge?
Do I need any extra knowledge?
No. Everything required to solve the case is contained in the book. No Googling, specialist trivia or external research is required.
Do I need anything else to play?
Do I need anything else to play?
Just a pencil. The clues can be applied in any order, so you can work through the case however you like and solve it at your own pace.
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