
Can You Solve the Murder?
by Antony Johnston
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Pub Date 5 Jun 2025 | Archive Date 5 Jun 2025
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Description
In this choose-your-own murder mystery, step into the shoes of a detective. At the end of every chapter, choose where to go next...
A fully interactive version to put yourself in the detective's shoes!
'A wonderfully intriguing mystery that tests your powers of investigation!'
G. T. Karber, bestselling author of Murdle
'This is just glorious! An interactive crime novel where YOU sleuth-for-the-truth!'
Janice Hallett
'This is a story for puzzle lovers everywhere'
S J Bennett
There’s been a murder at Elysium, a wellness retreat at an English country manor. You arrive to find the body of a local businessman on the lawn – with a rose placed in his mouth. It appears he was stabbed with a gardening fork and fell to his death from the balcony above. But that balcony can only be accessed through a locked door, the key is missing, and everyone in Elysium is now a suspect…
Gather the evidence and examine the clues. Choose who to interview next, and who to accuse as your prime suspect. But remember that every decision you make has consequences – and some of them will prove fatal…
Do you have what it takes? Can YOU solve the murder?
Experience a gripping new type of story, unlike anything you’ve read before, from Antony Johnston, award-winning crime author and veteran games writer.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780857506931 |
PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 368 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews

This was amazing. I loved that adventure books where you chose which way to go when I was a kid, so I was really excited to be able to read this one about a murder, and be the one investigating.
This was not a let down at all, I adored it, it was fun and intriguing, I lost at my first try but succeeded the second one. Thanks for the opportunity (although I read it on my Netgalley app at my phone, and some of the links didn't work properly and I had to look for the section by hand)

Oh how I loved this book..
NO! I didn't guess the clues
NO! I had no clue what was going to happen
so YES! I am a terrible detective..
This is a unique and clever read. Just brilliant..

Murder Most Foul..
Anyone for a tad of amateur sleuthing, maybe a little snooping? Step into detection mode in this cleverly constructed interactive crime novel where the reader becomes detective, where every clue counts. Murder most foul is afoot at the Elysium - a health retreat set inside an English country manor house - and you need to find out exactly whodunit. Everything is at stake here, everyone a suspect. Wholly enjoyable and deliciously entertaining.

This interactive story and puzzle is a lot of fun and allows you to put yourself in the detective inspector’s shoes, deciding on each course of action.
I’ve never read/played anything like this before, but if you’re a fan of ‘choose your own adventure stories’, you’ll already be experienced in this type of book.
I knew it would be a murder mystery game to play along with, but I didn’t expect that there would be such a good, cozy storyline to accompany it. I found myself quickly getting into the storyline and was intrigued by the characters. The police force for one surprised me with their detailed personalities. There were a lot of suspects and some fantastic motives and red herrings, too. I also loved all the themes the author managed to interweave into the story from the cozy crime genre. Obviously, I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but I was imagining it as a TV show in my mind.
I wrote down all of my numbers, noting the clues carefully on a separate digital sheet. I think if I played the game again, I’d write on paper, just a personal preference. This could be played as a group if one person reads out the storyline, and then a decision is made on how to move forward as a group. Don’t forget to keep your score!
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