The Starter Dossier (5 Murder Mystery Cases)

Five real-feeling murder cases. One evening each. Just the two of you.

Open the first envelope and you’re in Ashgrove County, Vermont, working beside Detective Sergeant Ruth Calloway. You get police reports, witness statements, phone records, door logs, autopsy findings and crime-scene photos. Somewhere in that paper, someone is lying. Your job is to find out who.

What’s inside

• 5 complete cases, each in 3 sealed envelopes (A, B, C), plus a sealed Solution and a Clue Kit
• 25+ pages of realistic evidence per case
• One clear objective per envelope: answer it before you open the next
• A scoring system and a detective rank at the end of every case

The cases

1. The Last Toast: An anniversary party. A cellar. A crash at 11:15 that everyone heard.
2. The Quiet Guest: A snowed-in inn. A sauna at midnight. And a trail of footprints that leads nowhere.
3. Final Boarding: A delayed flight. A locked shower suite. And five perfect alibis.
4. The Honeymoon Suite: A Caribbean resort. A rising tide. And a bride who swears she was asleep.
5. Dead Air: A late-night radio show. Eight seconds of silence. And an alibi the whole town heard.

How it works

• Instant download: you get the files right after checkout
• Print at home (US Letter or A4, “fit to page”) or play from a tablet
• 1.5–2.5 hours per case
• Made for couples, fine for 1–6 players
• No special knowledge needed. If you get stuck, the Clue Kit gives three hints per objective.

The perfect date night. Pour a drink, spread the evidence across the table, and find out which of you is the better detective.

Want all 10 cases and the online case-file app? Choose the Full Dossier.