The 24 Suspects of Christmas: Printable Murder Mystery Advent Puzzle Book (PDF)

Snowbound for Christmas with twenty-four suspects. One of them is a killer. Can you unmask them by Christmas Eve?

On the last night of November, a blizzard seals the only road off Frostholm Mountain. The lights fail for twelve minutes, and when they come back, the beloved toymaker Ambrose Hartwell lies dead beside his famous carousel. No one can leave until the plows arrive on Christmas Eve. You are the twenty-fifth guest, and every morning brings one more door to open.

The 24 Suspects of Christmas is a murder mystery escape room in the shape of an advent calendar. Solve one puzzle a day from December 1, collect the code word, and unlock the evidence that clears one more suspect. By Christmas Eve, only the killer is left standing.

Instant PDF download. 109 pages, letter size. Download it now and be ready to open Door 1 on December 1. Print it once, or print a copy for everyone at the breakfast table.

How it works

• Open a door. Each of the 24 doors holds a scene from the snowbound house and a puzzle to solve.
• Crack the code. Every answer is a code word. Look it up in the Evidence Locker to open a drawer of evidence. Decoy codes catch a wrong answer.
• Cross off a suspect. Each real clue clears exactly one suspect who is still standing.
• Unmask the killer. On Christmas Eve, break the seal: the key behind it opens Door 24 and confirms who did it and why.

Inside

• 24 original puzzles: ciphers, riddle locks, maze locks, sudoku locks, hidden-message word searches and logic grids
• 24 suspects, each with a room, a scarf, a drink, a writing hand, an arrival time and an alibi
• A Suspect Board, Who's Who pages, a floor plan of Frostholm Hall and an advent tracker for your codes
• A gentle hint for every door and full worked solutions for every puzzle
• Sealed sections at the back, so looking up a solution never gives away the ending

A fictional cozy mystery for adults and couples. Digital product: nothing is shipped.

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