MORTANGLE - Investigations in London

Three puzzles, one grid, one hidden killer.
A crossword, a word search and an anagram share a single grid, and a murderer is hidden where they overlap. Read it the right way and you name the culprit.

Each grid in this book is a case of its own, and the same letters spell a place, a suspect and the scene of the crime all at once, packed together on one fifteen by fifteen grid for you to unpick.

How a case works

• Fill in the crossword and a corner of London takes shape: its streets, its turnings, its landmarks.
• Track down the five suspects hidden among the letters.
• Work out which of the five is guilty and name the culprit.
• Rearrange the circled letters, rebuild the scene of the crime, and the case closes.

What's inside

• 100 fresh cases to crack, each set in a different part of London, north and south of the river, from Soho to Camden to Greenwich.
• A test of observation and logic you won't find in any other puzzle book.
• Clever, clean cases with no violence and no grim detail, perfect for a quiet evening by the fire.
• Beginner level: a first letter is given for every place, so you're never left staring at an empty grid.
• One case worked through in full at the front, so the method clicks before you turn the page.

Stuck? Help comes on three levels

• Stuck on a place? The crossword answers are right there in the book.
• Think you've got your culprit? Check the verdict and the scene of the crime, case by case.
• Want the lot? Scan the QR code and work through all hundred cases, fully solved.

Solve it anywhere, no screen required
The kind of book you reach for by the fire or on a long train. It keeps your brain sharp, works your memory, and gives you the rare pleasure of naming the culprit before you've filled the last square.

The perfect gift
For whodunnit fans, cosy-crime readers and anyone who loves to keep their wits about them. An ordinary puzzle book gets shelved and forgotten by the weekend. This one starts an argument over who gets to crack the next case.

MORTANGLE London opens the series. A new city each volume, and a different culprit in every case.

Open the first file. The case is yours.