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Every name is a suspect. Only one survives.

Marcus Clue books hand you a crowd of suspects and a handful of clues. Cross them off until one answer is left standing.

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Cover of The Vampire Isn't Dracula by Marcus Clue

New release · Out now

The Vampire Isn't Dracula

A town of monsters. Only one killer.

Professor Van Helsing is dead, and his journal is all that's left. Work through his notes, rule out the innocent, and find the vampire who killed him. It isn't Dracula.

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Free case: Elfonso's short list

Elfonso LeSnow has written 40 children on the Naughty List. One of them was good all year and belongs on the Nice List. Use the seven clues to cross off the rest.

The clues

  1. There is no alliteration: the first and last names start with different letters.
  2. The name is not in position 12 or 29 (count left to right, row by row).
  3. The first name has four or more letters.
  4. There are five or fewer vowels in the full name (A, E, I, O, U; Y doesn't count).
  5. The last name has no double letters (two of the same letter in a row).
  6. The first name starts with a consonant.
  7. The name is not an exact repeat of another name on the list.

Tap a name to cross it off. Tap again to put it back. Positions count left to right, row by row, like reading a page.

40 names left

The books

Cover of The Vampire Isn't Dracula by Marcus Clue

New, out now in paperback

The Vampire Isn't Dracula

A town of monsters. Only one killer.

Professor Van Helsing is dead, and his journal is all that's left. Work through his notes, rule out the innocent, and find the vampire who killed him. It isn't Dracula.

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Cover of Solve the... Bank Heist by Marcus Clue

Second edition, out now in paperback

Solve the... Bank Heist

3,600 lockboxes. 1 stolen item.

Thieves hit the International Bank of Superb Security and swapped one item for a fake. With 15 witness statements and 3,600 lockboxes, work out what was taken.

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Cover of Who's on the Naughty List? by Marcus Clue

Out now in paperback

Who's on the Naughty List?

14,000 names. 1 mistake.

Elfonso LeSnow checked his list twice and found a Nice Kid on the wrong one. Use 12 clues to cross off every naughty name until a single child is left.

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