The National Parks Killer: A Dark Etchings Mystery

By Indy Rich

Thousands of suspects. Fourteen clues. One killer.

Every ten years, rangers, guides, and naturalists from across the park system gather at a remote lodge beneath the hunter's moon.

They come from red rock country and glacier country, from bayous and boreal forests, from desert scrub and distant coastlines. For one week, solitary posts are traded for a crowded hall, stories around the fire, and old friendships renewed.

Then something changes.

By the second night, the ranger station office sits empty. Its radio still crackles quietly beside a cup of cold coffee spilled across an unfolded trail map.

Down by the creek, a lantern burns unattended beside an unzipped tent.

Someone at the gathering did not come home the same person they arrived as.

Your job is to find the killer.

The National Parks Killer is an illustrated elimination mystery that puts you in the detective's chair. Work through 38 chapters packed with suspects, each identified by a full name, badge color, home city, and the wild animal that ranger is known for tracking.

Apply fourteen clues involving names, letters, vowels, cities, colors, and animals to eliminate suspects one by one. Every detail matters. Every clue removes another possibility. Keep eliminating until only one suspect survives every rule.

Each chapter opens with richly detailed black-and-white artwork celebrating wilderness and wildlife-from forests and deserts to mountains, wetlands, and the animals that inhabit them.

And the dark pages are made for solving: try a metallic or bright gel pen and watch your investigation emerge across the black pages as you cross suspects off. A color-test page at the front lets you test pens and check for bleed-through before beginning.

Think you've found the killer?

The solution is ciphered at the back, so an accidental glance won't spoil the mystery. Solve first. Decode after.

Grab a pen. Follow the clues. Track the killer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDTZKD33
• ISBN13: 9798192062890
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"