The first Pencil & Page case
40,000 suspects. 20 clues. 1 killer.
By Violet Ashford
The case
Elliot Blackwood was found dead during the final hour of his annual charity gala. By midnight, the police had a suspect: Sadie Lane. But Sadie left behind 20 clues hidden in the gala records. Somewhere inside a list of 40,000 suspects is the person who framed her.
Readers eliminate suspects, use role codes, track clues, and solve the case one suspicious page at a time.
What you’ll do
Online bonus challenge
The printed book stands alone, but the case does not have to end when the final suspect falls.
The optional online Hidden Witness Bonus Challenge gives readers an extra puzzle path: find the person who saw what happened, follow bonus clues, and extend the mystery beyond the printed page. It is designed as a fun add-on, not required homework.
More case files
Book #1
You are here. Buy the printed case or open the book site when you are ready to solve.
Book #2
The second printed case file continues the suspect list, clue trail, and paper-first solving experience.
Book #3
Case File #3 arrives soon.
For readers who...
The suspect pool is absurdly large by design. The fun is watching logic make it smaller.
This is not a passive mystery. It wants marks, folds, lists, arrows, and one dramatic circle.
Finish the printed case, then decide whether the online witness trail deserves one more cup of coffee.