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This week’s case · Medium The Gourmet Mystery I got the call from an excited Lawrence Horton at about 1:30 on Monday afternoon. Horton, an old movies fan, is the owner of The Blue Parrot Restaurant, which is not far from the newspaper where I work, for too little money, as F… Open the case file →

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Medium Who Dun It? Nov 2

The Gourmet Mystery

I got the call from an excited Lawrence Horton at about 1:30 on Monday afternoon. Horton, an old movies fan, is the owner of The Blue Parrot Restaurant, which is not…

by William Shepard 34% solve it · 1,754 players
Easy Who Dun It? Oct 29

The Potter Book Mystery

Cupcake, an orange cat, curled up in a dark corner of the dark musty bookstore. For years Uncle Ezra had been smiling as customers came into his store, helping them…

by Moe Zilla 19% solve it · 3,719 players

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Wrong Place at a Wrong Time

The petrifying scream held my breath. Yes, it came from the washroom and there was no doubt that it was Tina’s. She rushed out of the door, breathing heavily and…

by Jyotishko Manna 22% solve it · 18 players
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Who Stole Seashells by the Sea Shore?

After a whole long year of waiting, it was finally that time of year again. It was the first week of June, the week that the Brown family took their annual trip to Gulf…

by Reese Black 47% solve it · 15 players
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The Stolen Cupcake

Leslie loved being a stay-at-home mom. Contrary to popular belief, she was never bored and always busy! Not only did she have her own two precious angels to look after…

by Sarah R. 22% solve it · 21,640 players