The Marlowe Files: 100 Country House Murder Mystery Cases

By Tessa Hollcroft

Every puzzle in this book is a country-house murder.

The Marlowe Files collects 100 original whodunit word search cases, each one built

around a single trick: the evidence isn't beside the puzzle, it's inside it. Solve

the grid, and three pieces of evidence surface on their own.

Here's how it works. Cross out every word from the case's list that you can find

in the grid. One word will be missing - that's your first clue. Then look at the

letters no word touched. Read them in order, and they spell out the rest: the

culprit, the means, and the room. The letter boxes beneath each case tell you

exactly how long each answer runs, so there's only one way the evidence fits

together.

The book builds through five difficulty tiers. It opens with a gentle 8x8 grid and

climbs to a Master finale where the two hidden answers interleave letter by letter

and both can run backwards - so only the letter counts will lead you out. Most

puzzle books stop at "hard." This one keeps going. A fully worked example opens the

book, so nobody has to guess at the mechanic before the first case.

Includes:

- 100 original cases across 25 settings, from the library to the shooting party

- Five difficulty tiers, Beginner through Master

- Complete solutions for every case

- A short scene from Miss Marlowe's writing desk opening each case

Every case has been independently verified for a single, unambiguous solution

before publication.

Find the words. Follow the clues. Name the culprit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFM5GBF1
• ISBN13: 9798256297527
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Tessa Hollcroft
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"