Cold Case Detective - A Murder Mystery Puzzle Book for Adults

Forty murder cases. Twenty-eight years. One small town. Can you solve them all from the evidence alone? Millbrook, New York, looks like a town inside a snow globe. Sam Novak has been its detective since 1998. Tomorrow he retires. Tonight he opens the box of case files he could never throw away, and hands it to you. Every case is a file, not a story. You get what landed on Sam's desk: witness statements, receipts, phone records, maps, crime-scene photos, alarm logs and train tickets. Read the evidence, break the alibis and name the killer. Inside: - 40 self-contained murder mystery puzzles, set between 1998 and 2026 - Real evidence to examine, with a My Report box for your answer - A difficulty rating and a case log to track your progress - Graded hints from Sam's mentor, Sgt. Ada Kowalski - Full solutions laid out so you never spoil a case by accident - One cold case, a 1998 drowning at the Blue Heron landing, that waits until the final file No special knowledge needed. Play solo with a pencil or solve the cases with a partner or friends. Open the first file. Ada is watching.