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Can You Solve the Murder?

Author Antony Johnston
Narrator Clare Corbett
Publisher Transworld
Publish Date 5 June 2025
Run Time 12 hours and 1 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Adventure fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Fiction: special features: game-related, Puzzles and quizzes, Thriller / suspense fiction.

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In this interactive crime novel, step into the shoes of a detective and investigate the most mysterious crime of your career.

There’s been a murder at Elysium, a wellness retreat set in an English country manor. You arrive to find the body of a local businessman on the lawn – with a rose placed in his mouth. It appears he was stabbed with a gardening fork and fell to his death from the balcony above. But that balcony can only be accessed through a locked door, the key is missing, and everyone in Elysium is now a suspect…

Gather the evidence and examine the clues. Choose who to interview next, and who to accuse as your prime suspect. But remember that 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.

© Antony Johnston 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critics Review

A wonderfully intriguing mystery that tests your powers of investigation! Follow leads, find clues, and interrogate suspects in this intricately crafted page-turner! Will you make the right calls and catch the culprit, or will they slip through your fingers?

G. T. Karber, bestselling author of Murdle

This is just glorious! An interactive crime novel where YOU sleuth-for-the-truth! After the first chapter, youu2019re in the driving seat of the investigation, by collecting clues and choosing which direction you want the story to go inu2026 a must-read for any and all crime fans!

Janice Hallett

I really enjoyed it... a story that grabs you by the arm and drags you in ... because you're deciding what course to follow, you become much more invested in the unfolding story; this is a unique crime-reading experience.

J M Hall

This is a story for puzzle lovers everywhere u2013 but only you can separate the real clues from the red herrings. Itu2019s an unusual tale where you really are the detective, and just make sure you donu2019t accidentally die in the process. Antony Johnston masterfully guides you through.

S J Bennett

Nostalgic, compulsive and totally addictive - Can You Solve The Murder? is a masterpiece of interactive storytelling. Prepare your little grey cells to be given a THOROUGH workout as Johnston serves up a delightful slice of puzzling fun.

Jonathan Whitelaw

Can You Solve The Murder? is cunning, clever and so, so compelling! I had the best time trying to beat the book and solve the murder. Filled with clues, codes and more than a few red herrings, it's the perfect read for any armchair detective.

Katy Watson

Antony Johnston's imaginative flair and experience as a video game creator shines through every scene of Can You Solve the Murder? Move over Murdle, there's a new game afoot!

Martin Edwards

Fiendishly clever and addictive, this book provides a great workout for the little grey cells.

David Jackson

Can You Solve the Murder? is great fun, deviously clever and has a plot and characters that make you want to explore every avenue and possibility to discover the truth. Solving the murder after navigating puzzles, twists and turns and a string of red herrings was so satisfying u2013 and now I want to dive back in and see what would happen if I chose a different path!

Sarah Dunnakey

Antony Johnston's Can You Solve The Murder? is a beautifully crafted delight. Not only is it a thoroughly fiendish mystery, but also an intricate puzzle to challenge the over-confident amateur detective, with choices, red herrings, and unpredictable outcomes that will throw you off your case. It's put together with such precision that it's hard to believe anyone could pull off the feat of writing it.

Alice Bell, author of Grave Expectations

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