The Letter Case

A mystery told in six letters

The Last Light at Bellweather Rooms

The brass swallow is missing from the lantern. Someone at Bellweather Rooms knows where it went.

Read the letters from the people preparing the reopening. Compare their accounts, follow the evidence, and decide who moved the swallow, where it went, and why.

Two-page PDF: the opening and first letter. No signup required. The sample is an introduction, not a complete case to solve.

The first letter in the Bellweather Rooms mystery, shown as it appears in the printable PDF.
A page from the actual case. Read on screen or print at home.

What’s in the full case

  • Six numbered story letters, opening instructions, and an answer worksheet in an eight-page Case PDF.
  • A separate four-page Extras PDF with progressive hints, the explained solution, and optional envelope labels.
  • Both US Letter and A4 editions of the same story, with layouts suitable for black-and-white printing.

Planned full-edition price: US$12

A single payment for the digital files. Paid orders are not being accepted yet; the free opening sample is available now.

Make your case

Read alone, or pass the letters around and compare theories with someone else. Write down your answer before opening the separate hints and solution.

This is a PDF download. Nothing is mailed. You can read it on screen or use your own printer and paper; envelopes are optional. No special equipment, app, or online account is needed to play after downloading.

The Letter Case makes original downloadable mystery games. These are fictional stories for personal use.

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