Free printable · Inkhollow Mysteries
A free Christmas murder mystery to print and solve tonight
The cash tin has vanished from Father Christmas's toy stall at the Inkhollow Christmas Fair. Three people stood beside it in the crush, and one of them took it. Print the case, solve it on paper, and name the culprit.
How the case works
- Read the case file. What happened at the Christmas Fair, who stood by the toy stall, and what each suspect says.
- Weigh the exhibit. It rules suspects out, but never all but one.
- Search the scene. Find every word in a big 13 × 13 word search.
- Read the secret. The leftover letters spell a witness's secret, and only one suspect is left.
What's in the free PDF
Twenty pages in US Letter and A4: the case with its word search, the answer explained step by step and the grid solution, plus the village map, all 24 villagers with engraved portraits, the first week's Gazette and the two-page Advent calendar. It suits adults and families with children 12 and up. No gore.
Want all 24 doors?
Door 1 is the first of twenty-four. Christmas at Inkhollow has a complete mystery for every day of Advent, a Gazette for every week, and the death of the village's Father Christmas to solve on Christmas Day. The printable edition lets you print a copy for everyone at the table.
The full printable edition, $9.99 ↗
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