No Alibi: Printable Murder Mystery Word Search Puzzle Book (PDF)

Five thousand suspects. Thirty clues. One killer.

The night a storm blacked out the city of Graymouth, landlord Julian Mercer was found dead on the thirtieth floor of his own tower. That morning he had raised the rent on every one of his five thousand tenants. Every one of them had a motive. In the dark, not one of them has an alibi.

No Alibi is a murder mystery you solve with a pencil. You are the lead detective, and your suspect list is the Mercer Register: 5,000 leaseholders across ten city districts, each with an ID, a name, a district, an occupation, an age, a height, a hair color, a writing hand, a vehicle and a pet.

Instant PDF download. 161 pages. The pages are 6 x 9 inches: print at actual size, or choose "fit to page" for larger type on letter paper.

How it works

• Read the case file. Each of the 30 files is a short scene from the investigation.
• Solve the word search. When every word is found, the leftover letters spell a hidden clue.
• Apply the clue. Cross off every suspect it rules out.
• Keep going. The first clues clear whole districts and occupations at a stroke. The last ones come down to a handful of names, and then to one.

Inside

• 30 original word search puzzles, 13 x 13 to 15 x 15, that get harder as the case goes on
• A hidden clue in every puzzle
• The Mercer Register: 5,000 suspects in clear, easy-to-scan tables, sorted by district, occupation and surname
• A city map, a district fact table, a clue tracker and a suspect worksheet
• A starting hint for every puzzle, a count check after every clue, and a full answer key with every solved grid
• A sealed solution at the back, so the ending stays a surprise until you make your accusation

A work of fiction for adults: puzzle lovers, true crime fans and armchair detectives. Digital product: nothing is shipped.

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