The Creeping Hand Murder

You Are The Detective

**A deceptive and delightful solve-it-yourself mystery for fans of MURDLE** 
 
Dear Detective, 
 
We need your help. You will be aware from the papers that famous writer Roy Peterson has been murdered. There were 6 people in the room when it happened, but none of the suspects saw the crime be committed … or so they say. 
 
Our best people haven’t been able to solve the mystery, and now we are giving this case file to you. Can you decipher the clues, decode the witness statements, and identify the murderer? You are our last hope. Can you crack the Case of the Creeping Hand? 
 
Yours truly, 
 
Detective Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police 
 
Set in 1930s England, this is an interactive murder mystery filled with humorous illustrations, detailed maps, and twisting tales, that is head-scratching fun for the amateur sleuth in us all. 
 
Survey the crime scene, interview the suspects, and piece together the evidence to find out who really dunnit. 
 
YOU are the Detective.

Maureen Johnson (Author) 
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.

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 front of the others, but somehow no one saw a thing. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery? 
 
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Dear Detective, 
 
Surely you have seen the papers and read about the murder of the American novelist Roy Peterson—stabbed while in a room with six other people, and yet no one went near him or saw the murder occur. The crime is so devious, so logistically impossible, that it seems to have been committed not by a person but by a disembodied hand. 
 
I must confess that we are at a loss. Who wrote the poison pen letters that lured these seven people to this deadly gathering? What do a poet, an Earl, an actress, a cook, a telephone operator, and a lothario have in common? And how can a man be stabbed in a room full of suspects when none of them could have done it? 
 
We have had our best people on the case, Detective, and we still can’t make heads or tails of it. We are giving this case file to you. Can you decipher the clues, decode the witness statements, and identify the murderer? You are our last hope. Can you help us crack the Case of the Creeping Hand? 
 
Yours truly, 
 
Detective Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police 
 
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An interactive murder mystery from the bestselling author and illustrator of Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village

John Green

Maureen Johnson

Lauren Myracle

A comedy as DELICIOUS as any whipped up by the Bard.

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It's Christmas Eve and the worst blizzard for fifty years has blanketed Gracetown. But as well as snowflakes, love is in the air - and appearing in the most unexpected ways . . . 
 
Who'd have thought a freezing hike from a stranded train would end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger? Or that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow could lead to romance with an old friend? Or that the path to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks? 
 
Touching, hilarious and filled with festive cheer, the magic of the holiday season shines on these three interconnected tales of love, romance and breathtaking kisses.

Maureen Johnson

Praise for Let It Snow

A comedy as DELICIOUS as any whipped up by the Bard.

A GREAT story

Brimming with romance.

A comedy as DELICIOUS as any whipped up by the Bard.

A GREAT story

Brimming with romance.

A comedy as DELICIOUS as any whipped up by the Bard.

A GREAT story

Brimming with romance.

Books by Maureen Johnson

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