Every Case File in the Archive
Each murder mystery below is a complete, self-contained investigation: a police report, a crime scene, four suspects with full interrogations, and a trail of evidence that points to exactly one killer. Start with the free case, then work your way through the archive.
- The Last Curtain Call (Easy · Free): A celebrated actress is found dead in her dressing room on the night of her greatest triumph: a standing ovation at a sold-out West End premiere. Four people close to her had reasons to want her gone. Who brought the final curtain down?
- Shadows Over Blackwood Manor (Medium · Premium): Lord Edmund Blackwood is found dead in his study, its door bolted from the inside. A sealed room, a house full of secrets and a killer who seems impossible. Who did it?
- Death at the Grand Imperial (Hard · Premium): A legendary hotelier is found dead in his penthouse suite during the hotel's glittering New Year's Eve gala. 400 guests were toasting midnight downstairs. Somewhere among them is a killer.
- The Vanishing Violinist (Medium · Premium): A world-renowned violinist is found dead in her private rehearsal room at the Königsberg Conservatory, and her $15 million Stradivarius has vanished. Who wanted her dead, and why?
- Blood on the Canvas (Hard · Premium): A world-famous painter is found dead in his private studio during his sold-out Paris retrospective. His final painting, valued at $30 million, has been slashed to ribbons. Who destroyed the masterpiece and its creator?
- The Final Voyage (Medium · Premium): A shipping magnate is found dead in his private cabin during a glamorous evening cruise off the Amalfi Coast. Six guests were on board, and no one could leave the yacht. One of them is a killer.
- The Midnight Auction (Easy · Premium): A legendary auctioneer dies during a secret after-hours sale of a stolen masterpiece that resurfaced after decades. Four suspects had their eyes on the prize. Which of them ended his final auction?
- Ashes of the Lighthouse (Hard · Premium): A true crime podcaster investigating a 40-year-old disappearance is found dead at the foot of a remote Scottish lighthouse during a violent storm. A tragic fall, or murder? The truth is waiting to be uncovered.
- The Surgeon's Last Supper (Medium · Premium): A celebrated heart surgeon dies suddenly during a reunion with his former medical school classmates at an exclusive Viennese dining club. Old friends, old rivalries and one killer in the room.
- The Poisoned Pen (Easy · Premium): Acclaimed mystery novelist Eleanor Graves is found dead at her writing desk, her last book unfinished. The woman who spent her life inventing murders has become the victim of one. Who wrote her final chapter?
- Silence at the Symphony (Hard · Premium): Maestro Karl Engström collapses on the podium during the thundering finale of Mahler's Second Symphony, in front of a packed concert hall. Many in his orchestra resented him, but only one of them is a killer.
- Murder at the Masquerade (Medium · Premium): Socialite Vivienne de Luca is found dead among the roses in the garden of a Venetian palazzo during an extravagant masquerade ball. Every guest wore a mask. Behind one of them hides her killer.
- The Frozen Trail (Medium · Premium): A legendary mountaineer is found dead in his luxury alpine lodge on the night a blizzard cuts off the mountain. No one could have left, and no one could have arrived. The killer is still inside.
- Whispers in the Wine Cellar (Easy · Premium): A celebrated wine estate owner is found dead in his centuries-old cellar on the night of an exclusive private tasting. Every guest had a history with him. One of them made sure the evening would be his last.
- The Clockmaker's Secret (Easy · Premium): An elderly master clockmaker is found dead in his workshop, surrounded by hundreds of ticking clocks. Somebody decided his time was up. Can you work out who?
- Death on the Orient Line (Hard · Premium): A renowned diamond merchant is found lifeless in his locked compartment aboard a luxury night train from Istanbul to Vienna. The next stop is hours away, and the killer is still on board.
- The Curator's Last Exhibit (Medium · Premium): A beloved museum curator is found dead on the marble floor of a locked gallery, just hours before the most controversial exhibit in the museum's history was due to open. Everyone around her had secrets. Which one turned deadly?
- Flames of the Foundry (Hard · Premium): A steel magnate is found dead on the floor of his own foundry, the empire he spent a lifetime building. Plenty of people stood to gain from his fall. Somebody in his circle is a murderer.
- The Gambler's Last Hand (Medium · Premium): Poker champion Viktor Sorel is found dead in a private VIP room of a legendary Monte Carlo casino, his final hand still clutched in his fingers. Someone at that table played their deadliest card.
- Requiem for a Ballerina (Hard · Premium): Prima ballerina Odette Valois is found lifeless in her dressing room after a triumphant final Swan Lake at the Palais Garnier. The applause had barely faded. Who wanted the curtain to fall on her for good?
- The Architect's Blueprint (Medium · Premium): Renowned architect Henrik Voss is found dead in his glass-walled penthouse office, high above the city he helped shape. His greatest skyscraper was meant to crown his career. Who designed his death?
- Shadows in the Darkroom (Hard · Premium): A celebrated war photographer is found dead in his home darkroom. He survived the world's most dangerous front lines, only to die in the one place he felt safe. Who developed his final picture?
- The Botanist's Garden (Easy · Premium): A world-renowned botanist is found lifeless in her private greenhouse, the sanctuary where she did her life's work. Her paradise has become a crime scene. Who among the people around her is responsible?
- The Jeweler's Final Cut (Easy · Premium): A master jeweler is found dead in his sealed vault workshop, surrounded by diamonds and gold. Among all that brilliance, someone crafted the perfect murder. Can you find the flaw?
