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X-Mas Marks the Spot

Perfect for 8-12 year old fans of Murdle Junior, Puzzles for Spies and Cluedle, you choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you take to help you solve a high-stakes mystery. 
 
'Could keep readers guessing all holiday [ . . .] Rip-roaring, brain-teasing stuff' Daily Mail 
 
Solve the puzzle. Stop the baddies. Simple, right? 
 
Step into the shoes of Arlo Banks, and return to a world of secrets, spies and diabolical plans. 
 
It’s Christmas, and Arlo is hoping to finally start his top-secret training to become a proper spy. 
 
But old enemies have other plans. When it turns out there’s a scheme to rob the Bank of England, Arlo must use all his puzzle-solving cunning to unravel the mystery. 
 
As the temperature drops, and the snow falls, Arlo must delve into the vaults of the world’s most guarded building. What he find there isn’t gold and jewels, but something far more deadly. 
 
It’s a discovery that will take him across the world, and put its future in his hands. 
 
 
'My son loved this book. It has a really exciting story and the puzzles are so much fun - real brain teasers. So inventive. Would highly recommend. - a 5-star Amazon reviewer. 
 
If you enjoyed this book, check out the others in the Interactive Puzzle Mysteries series: 
 
Death on the Tracks 
A Killing at the Box Office 
Murder at the Mansion

Paul Westmoreland has been a professional writer for over 25 years, creating award-winning advertising for TV, cinema, radio and digital campaigns. He is now a full-time author, and as well as coming up with fiendish puzzle and mystery books, he is the writer behind the spooky Rudy middle-grade series, which first published in 2023.

Solve the puzzle. Stop the baddies. Simple, right? 
 
Step into the shoes of Arlo Banks, and return to a world of secrets, spies and diabolical plans. 
 
It’s Christmas, and Arlo is hoping to finally start his top-secret training to become a proper spy. 
 
But old enemies have other plans. When it turns out there’s a scheme to rob the Bank of England, Arlo must use all his puzzle-solving cunning to unravel the mystery. 
 
As the temperature drops, and the snow falls, Arlo must delve into the vaults of the world’s most guarded building. What he find there isn’t gold and jewels, but something far more deadly. 
 
It’s a discovery that will take him across the world, and put its future in his hands. 
 
You choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you choose in this interactive high-stakes mystery.

The Interactive Murder Puzzle Mysteries

A Killing at the Box Office

Perfect for 8-12 year old fans of Murdle Junior, Puzzles for Spies and Cluedle, you choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you take to help you solve a murder in this high-stakes mystery. 
 
'Could keep readers guessing all holiday [ . . .] Rip-roaring, brain-teasing stuff' Daily Mail 
 
Solve the puzzle. Save the world. Simple, right? 
 
Step into the shoes of Arlo Banks, and return to a world of secrets and spies. 
 
This time, he’s on the trail of a shadowy group determined to stop the young sleuth in his tracks. 
 
From the bright lights of Hollywood to the snowy alps, from prison breaks to car chases, Arlo must use all his skill and cunning to solve murders, catch killers and – just maybe – stop the end of the world. 
 
 
'Both my kids loved the first one. This is even better. It combines a really exciting adventure story with puzzles and devious dead ends. Would highly recommend!' - a 5-star Amazon reviewer. 
 
 
If you enjoyed this book, check out the others in the Interactive Murder-Mystery series: 
 
Death on the Tracks 
X-Mas Marks the Spot 
Murder at the Mansion

Solve the puzzle. Save the world. Simple, right? 
 
Step into the shoes of Arlo Banks, and return to a world of secrets and spies. 
 
This time, he’s on the trail of a shadowy group determined to stop the young sleuth in his tracks. 
 
From the bright lights of Hollywood to the snowy alps, from prison breaks to car chases, Arlo must use all his skill and cunning to solve murders, catch killers and – just maybe – stop the end of the world. 
 
You choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you choose in this interactive high-stakes mystery.

Death on the Tracks

Perfect for 8-12 year old fans of Murdle Junior, Puzzles for Spies and Cluedle, you choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you take to help you solve a murder in this high-stakes mystery. 
 
'Could keep readers guessing all holiday [ . . .] Rip-roaring, brain-teasing stuff' Daily Mail 
 
Solve the puzzle. Solve the murder. 
 
Simple, right? Join Arlo Banks in this choose your own adventure mystery story as you race against the clock to catch a killer 
 
Arlo Banks has always wanted to be a detective. And when he solves a fiendish puzzle in The Times, set by an elderly Oxford professor, he might just get his chance. The reward for solving the puzzle is a trip of a lifetime – a journey on the famous Orient Express. 
 
It is a journey full of mystery and murder. Clues are everywhere. As Arlo Banks, your job is track down the truth. But there are puzzles and riddles at every turn, and the answers are not always as straightforward as they seem. 
 
 
'My kids loved this book. It’s so good. It’s an amazing adventure story, crammed with all sorts of puzzles in a choose your own adventure style, so you actually get to find the clues and solve the murder mysteries. So much fun.' - a 5-star Amazon reviewer. 
 
If you enjoyed this book, check out the others in the Interactive Murder-Mystery series: 
 
A Killing at the Box Office 
X-Mas Marks the Spot 
Murder at the Mansion

Solve the puzzle. Solve the murder. 
 
Simple, right? Join Arlo Banks in this choose your own adventure mystery story as you race against the clock to catch a killer 
 
Arlo Banks has always wanted to be a detective. And when he solves a fiendish puzzle in The Times, set by an elderly Oxford professor, he might just get his chance. 
 
The reward for solving the puzzle is a trip of a lifetime – a journey on the famous Orient Express. It is a journey full of mystery and murder. Clues are everywhere. 
 
As Arlo Banks, your job is track down the truth. But there are puzzles and riddles at every turn, and the answers are not always as straightforward as they seem. 
 
You choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you take to help you solve a murder. 
 
Your choices could take you to the killer – or lead to a more unfortunate fate.

Paul Westmoreland

Discover three gripping murder mystery stories! 
 
Solve the puzzle, find the traitor. Simple, right? 
 
Step into the shoes of Arlo Banks, and enter a world of fiendish thefts and cat-and-mouse spy games. 
 
A precious statue has been stolen from the Prime Minister’s country house, and if Arlo can’t track it down it could spell disaster. 
 
High-stakes burglary turns into a high stakes art heist, until Arlo finds himself on the high-speed racing track at the Monaco Grand-Prix . . . Where a traitor spy is at the centre of a deadly plot.

Paul Westmoreland

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