The perfect interactive book for murder mystery fans! Turn the sumptuously illustrated pages to play detective and solve a series of absorbing, challenging puzzles.A body in the topiary garden, a death at a clairvoyants' convention, and the mysterious accident at the boating lake—prepare for a whirlwind adventure, laced with humor and a dash of the macabre!

Murder Most Puzzling is a gorgeous and witty book that invites readers to solve 20 puzzling murder mysteries. Cast as the faithful sidekick to amateur sleuth Medea Thorne, you will meet a cast of colorful characters, from ghost hunter extraordinaire Augustin Artaud to Leonard Fanshawe, a competitor in the Annual Perfect Pickled Foods Festival. Using deductive tactics and eye-spy searching skills, you will sleuth your way to unveiling whodunit in this witty riff on the classic murder mystery book.

A delight for fans of Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Edward Gorey.

• A MURDER MYSTERY YOU SOLVE: This inventive twist on the traditional mystery novel invites readers to piece together visual evidence and story-based clues, bringing out the detective in every armchair sleuth.
• A CLEVER BRAIN-TEASING CHALLENGE: Combining logic, observation, and close reading, these darkly entertaining puzzles offer a satisfying alternative to sudoku, crosswords, and other classic brain games.
• DELIGHTFULLY GOTHIC DESIGN: A striking die-cut cover and atmospheric illustrations by Stephanie von Reiswitz give the book a distinctive gothic style perfectly suited to its macabre humor.
• PERFECT FOR MYSTERY & PUZZLE FANS: An irresistible choice for devotees of Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, The Thursday Murder Club, true crime podcasts, whodunit television, and challenging puzzle books.
• A DISTINCTIVE GIFT FOR ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES: A natural addition to shelves alongside Cain's Jawbone, Montague Island Mysteries and Other Logic Puzzles, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and Murder on a Midnight Clear.