Murder at Lantern Rock Inn

Solve the puzzles. Find the clues. Name the killer.

The causeway to Lantern Rock is open for three hours either side of low tide, and not one minute more. When a storm closes it, seven people are cut off with the man who invited them: Cornelius Ashby, king of puzzle magazines, turning eighty. At dinner he announces a new will for Monday, and adds: "One of you at this table has been lying to me."

On Saturday night he is found at the foot of the library ladder. Everyone says he fell. Hattie Quill, a retired crossword setter who notices everything, is not so sure.

Murder at Lantern Rock Inn is Book 1 in A Hattie Quill Mystery Word Search, a cozy series where you don't just read about the case. You solve it, one puzzle at a time.

What makes this mystery special:

• 60 word searches plus a bonus puzzle, across 162 pages: a full-length mystery, not a short story with a few puzzles
• A hidden clue in every grid: find all the words, and the letters left over spell Hattie's secret note
• Large print: 28-point puzzle letters and an 18-point story
• A fair-play whodunit: every clue is on the page, so you can solve it before Hattie does
• Be the detective: Case Notes after each part, an Accusation page and a sealed Reveal
• An illustrated cast of characters, a map of the island and a floor plan of the inn
• Easy directions (across, down and diagonally down) and full solutions with every hidden note written out

How it works: each story scene faces its own word search, built from the words on that page. Find them all, and the leftover letters reveal a clue you won't find anywhere else. Follow the clock, fill in your Case Notes, name the culprit on the Accusation page, and only then open the sealed Reveal.

A gentle, clean cozy mystery in the classic style: a closed circle of suspects, a cat called Admiral, and an ending with a heart. No gore, no swearing. A lovely gift for puzzle lovers and mystery fans, and a cozy Sunday puzzle to share with family.

More puzzle books: Summer Books Puzzles.