Lady Sterncastle lived up to her name, the fearsome matriarch of an aristocratic clan. Living in grandeur in her ancestral home, she watched over the neighbourhood and her family with disdain. Then, on a windswept night, the Sterncastles gathered for dinner and for her ladyship to break big news. In the middle of the meal darkness fell, and when the lights came back on Lady Sterncastle lay dead.

The family estates are worth a fortune, and Lady Sterncastle was about to give them away. But was it greed or something else that saw her bludgeoned to death?

The whole household comes under suspicion. The oldest son, a high-flying lawyer, and the Russian émigré he married. The rock star daughter, always arguing with her old-fashioned mother, and her roadie wife. The third child, conservator of the family estates, or the youngest sister, the amateur detective sleuth. Could it even be someone from the wider household, the butler serving her ladyship for so many years or the younger golfer she’d become close to?

The police are stumped, and now they’re calling on you to solve the mystery. Inside this envelope, you’ll finding everything you need to crack the case, including police reports, witness statements, and documents from Lady Sterncastle’s life. Explore the clues to find the code for more evidence hidden on the internet. Identify the suspects. Discover their means. Find their motive. Seek out their opportunity. Investigate to find the killer!

Father Christmas has been given the axe, turning up dead under the tree in Jarvis’s Department Store. Tom Watts, the young actor playing him, wouldn’t have made it onto anybody’s nice list. Between drinking, womanising, and internet pranks, he was as far as a Santa could get from virtuous old Saint Nick. But there’s a gap between putting coal in someone’s stocking and spattering the wrapping paper with an actor’s blood. What had Tom done that would make anyone kill off Santa Claus?

Perhaps it was one of the parents who brought their kids to the grotto, some of whom loved Watts and some of whom hated him. Maybe it was a colleague, like the store manager, the festive elves, or the Santa from the shop down the street. Or could it have been one of the other people he encountered around town, like the charity collector or the celebrity actor switching on the festive lights?

The police are stumped, and now they’re calling on you to solve the mystery. Inside this envelope, you’ll finding everything you need to crack the case, including police reports, witness statements, and documents from Tom’s life. Explore the clues to find the code for more evidence hidden on the internet. Identify the suspects. Discover their means. Find their motive. Seek out their opportunity. Investigate to find the killer!

Anne Colter was the head chef at Maison Supreme, a celebrated master of her art and the biggest dining deal in town. Proud and short-tempered, she had a history of clashing with the people around her. Now she’s been found brutally stabbed to death in her own freezer, but who hated Anne enough to kill?

In the high-tension environment of the restaurant, tempers frayed and strong personalities collided. Was the killer one of Anne’s colleagues, a junior chef or waiter who she’d put in their place one too many times? Perhaps it was one of her customers, a crowd of passionate foodies and strange personalities obsessing over her latest dishes? 

Maybe it was even an outsider, a business acquaintance or critic who the sharp-tongued Anne had clashed with over her work?

The police are stumped, and now they’re calling on you to solve the mystery. Inside this envelope, you’ll finding everything you need to crack the case, including police reports, witness statements, and documents from Anne’s life. Explore the clues to find the code for more evidence hidden on the internet. Identify the suspects. Discover their means. Find their motive. Seek out their opportunity. Investigate to find the killer!

Laurence Goddard was a distinctive figure in the village of Combleton. A former vicar and pillar of the community, he spent his retirement investigating local history and giving guided tours of the crypt under the deconsecrated church. But after a lifetime defending the building and its heritage, the Church of St James has taken Laurence’s life. He was found in the crypt after Halloween night, dead by poisoning.

The past and future of the crypt meant different things to different people. But whose secrets lay buried deep enough to kill?

Was it one of the crypt’s other visitors – the performance artist putting on a show, the treasure hunter out for antiques, or the teenagers hiding there to drink? Perhaps someone connected to the former church, like the promoter running club nights in the building, the archaeologist looking to preserve it, or the developer with grand plans for the site? Maybe even someone else in the local community, like the respected doctor or the hard-working owner of the convenience store?

The police are stumped, and now they’re calling on you to solve the mystery. Inside this envelope, you’ll finding everything you need to crack the case, including police reports, witness statements, and documents from Laurence’s life. Explore the clues to find the code for more evidence hidden on the internet. Identify the suspects. Discover their means. Find their motive. Seek out their opportunity. Investigate to find the killer!