Can You Solve the Murder?
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#1 - Can You Solve the Murder?
ARE YOU READY TO BE A DETECTIVE?
In this gripping interactive crime novel, at the end of every chapter, YOU choose what to do next…
You arrive at Elysium, a wellness retreat in an English country manor, to investigate a murder. You find the body of a local businessman on the lawn, with a rose placed in his mouth.
When you examine the body, you learn that he fell to his death from the balcony above. But that balcony can only be accessed through a locked door – and the key is missing.
Everyone in Elysium is now a suspect, but who will you interview first? Be careful what you choose, because 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.
***Preorder Book 2: Can You Solve the Murder? - The Forest of Death***
In this gripping interactive crime novel, at the end of every chapter, YOU choose what to do next…
You arrive at Elysium, a wellness retreat in an English country manor, to investigate a murder. You find the body of a local businessman on the lawn, with a rose placed in his mouth.
When you examine the body, you learn that he fell to his death from the balcony above. But that balcony can only be accessed through a locked door – and the key is missing.
Everyone in Elysium is now a suspect, but who will you interview first? Be careful what you choose, because 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.
***Preorder Book 2: Can You Solve the Murder? - The Forest of Death***
#2 - Can You Solve the Murder? - The Forest of Death
**Preorder the new Can You Solve the Murder? novel now**
In this choose-your-own-story murder mystery, at the end of every chapter, YOU choose what to
do next...
A village full of secrets.
A woman has been found dead in the heart of a remote forest at midnight, near the village of Grenholme. When you arrive to investigate, you find that she’s been murdered inside a circle of ancient stones, on which someone has written a series of mysterious symbols.
Every suspect has an alibi.
The victim was the lead singer of a rock band, who were here to film a music video. All the suspects seem to have a water-tight alibi. And most of the villagers believe the killer was the Stone Warden, a figure from local folklore.
No one is telling the truth.
Decide who to interview, decode the symbols, and uncover the secrets hidden behind the closed doors of the village. Will you believe what the locals tell you? Can you find all the clues in time? Will your choices be the right ones, or will they be your downfall?
Can You Solve the Murder? was a Top Ten Kindle Bestseller, July 2025
In this choose-your-own-story murder mystery, at the end of every chapter, YOU choose what to
do next...
A village full of secrets.
A woman has been found dead in the heart of a remote forest at midnight, near the village of Grenholme. When you arrive to investigate, you find that she’s been murdered inside a circle of ancient stones, on which someone has written a series of mysterious symbols.
Every suspect has an alibi.
The victim was the lead singer of a rock band, who were here to film a music video. All the suspects seem to have a water-tight alibi. And most of the villagers believe the killer was the Stone Warden, a figure from local folklore.
No one is telling the truth.
Decide who to interview, decode the symbols, and uncover the secrets hidden behind the closed doors of the village. Will you believe what the locals tell you? Can you find all the clues in time? Will your choices be the right ones, or will they be your downfall?
Can You Solve the Murder? was a Top Ten Kindle Bestseller, July 2025

