I loved Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was younger. I’ve always loved murder mysteries. And I’m a narrative gamer. So it is no surprise that I adored Can You Solve the Murder?, a happy combination of all three for adults.
You are the Detective Chief Inspector leading an investigation into the pitchfork death of an abrasive guest at a local wellness retreat. Your decisions will lead you to a successful arrest or an embarrassing defeat. Since each decision leads you down a different path, this book has a bit of repeatability just to see if you can better your score. And there is a scoring tool in the back so you can rate your different paths, or perhaps your score with a friend’s.
As I predicted, I loved Can You Solve the Murder? The mystery is genuinely challenging. If you want to play detective in a very real sense, don’t miss reading this book. Hopefully, this is a start to a new series as I’ll be the first to order the next one. 5 stars and a favorite!
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books for providing me with an advanced review copy.