You Are The Detective
The Creeping Hand Murder
$33.91
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2026
Summary
A solve-it-yourself murder mystery puzzle set in 1930s England where the reader is the detective. Perfect for crime fans of Janice Hallett and Tom Hindle, and puzzle books in the vein of MURDLE.
November 1933, London. Seven people receive mysterious letters – Someone knows their terrible secrets. They are summoned to an opulent townhouse where one of them is stabbed right in the front of the others, but somehow no one saw a thing. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery?
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787305533 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787305538 |
| Author: | Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harvill |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 508g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 184mm x 16mm |
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Solve this delightfully witty interactive mystery, packed with theatrical characters and exciting twists * G.T. Karber, author of MURDLE *An interactive mystery book that pays homage to the golden age of detective fiction * Washington Street Journal *
About The Author
Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of many young adult novels, including the very murderous Shades of London series and the Stevie Bell mysteries- Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, and The Box in the Woods. She has also done collaborative works, such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle (now a movie on Netflix), and several books in the Shadowhunter universe with Cassandra Clare. Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages.
Jay Cooper’s books don’t normally include grisly murders, nefarious deeds, or corpses of any kind. He has written and/or illustrated more than twenty books for kids, including The Spy Next Door, The Pepper Party, and the Bots series, and has contributed work to the New York Times bestselling series The Last Kids on Earth. Currently he is illustrating a graphic novel entitled Super Atomic Wombat Girl. He’s also a graphic designer of theatrical advertising, and has worked on more than a hundred Broadway musicals and plays (which have heaps of deaths).
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