Christmas Murder Mystery Books: A Whodunit Advent Calendar

A Christmas Advent Calendar Murder Mystery Puzzle Book for Adults

24 Days to Catch a Killer

2 mysteries, 24 days eachA short puzzle every day, 10 to 25 minutesAbout 500 names to rule outTwo hints a day and a sealed solution

Trade the little paper doors for a whodunit. This book holds 2 mysteries, 24 days each: Silent Night at Hollybrook, set at a snowed-in village inn, and Last Train to Edelweiss, set on a stranded sleeper train. Each December day brings one short puzzle, and its answer tells you who to strike from a register holding about 500 names. By December 24 only one is still standing. Save the second story for next December, or form two teams and see who gets there first.

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How a Christmas whodunit plays out

Think of it as a countdown with consequences. Every date from December 1 has its own page and its own puzzle, which might be a maze one morning and a secret code, a word search or a logic grid the next. Ten to twenty-five minutes later you have a clue, and that clue tells you who to remove from the roughly 500 names in the register. Compare your total with the page, put your pencil down and pick it up again tomorrow. The list keeps shrinking until December 24.

Who sits down to play

Some solvers keep it for a quiet cup of coffee. Families pass it across the table, and competitive households split into two teams. With 2 mysteries, 24 days each, the second story is ready for next December.

Order before December begins

Day one is December 1, and Amazon needs time to print and deliver your copy, so it pays to order early. Looking for a present for someone else who loves a mystery? Our mystery game gift guide has more ideas.