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A Killing at the Box Office

A Killing at the Box Office

The Interactive Murder Puzzle Mysteries

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Summary

*YOU choose how to solve a murder in this collection of three gripping stories*

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 was a trip of a lifetime – a journey on the famous Orient Express. It was a journey that took him from the pyramids of Egypt to the top-secrets spies of London.

Now Arlo is back. And faces more puzzles, and more mysteries. This time, the murders really are just the start . . .

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.

About the author

Paul Westmoreland

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.
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