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Solve 4 Murders With Sudoku

Get the Murder Mystery Sudoku Starter Case File: one real case from each of the four books, plus the answer key. Solve the grid, read the shaded cells, name the killer.

How it works

1. Read the fictional case and the suspect records.

2. Solve the 9x9 sudoku.

3. Read shaded cells 1-2-3 to get a code, a time or a key.

4. Match it to one suspect. That's your killer.

The books

50 cases per book, Easy to Expert. By Julie Marquez.

Book 1: Eliminate the Suspects

Codes and logged times. The place to start.

Book 2: Alibis & Lies

Read the digits as a time and break the alibi.

Book 3: Locked Rooms

Sealed doors, keypads and one access code.

Book 4: Cold Case Codes

Reopened files and archive codes.