For fans of cozy mysteries and logic puzzles, this interactive whodunnit challenges you to solve a murder at the world’s largest mahjong tournament using clues, deduction, and detective work.
MAHJONG MURDER: A 40,000-Suspect Puzzle Book
by Jared Goudsmit
Andrews McMeel, October 2026
You arrive at the world’s largest mahjong tournament ready for relaxation and fun. But when the returning champion drops dead from a poison-coated tile, enigmatic Detective Victoria Sharpe gives you a number of crucial tasks to help her catch the killer:
• Decipher a collection of cryptic clues
• Scour attendance sheets listing over 40,000 potential suspects
• Eliminate innocent players and zero in on a group of conspirators
• Identify the murderer before the clock runs out and the tournament ends
Put your powers of deduction to the test, enjoy hours of immersive screen-free entertainment, and see if you can unmask the killer before the final tile is played!
Jared Goudsmit is a Chicago-based puzzle maker and playwright. He is the lead editor of the Universal Sunday crossword, and has created puzzles for The New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Crosswords With Friends app. He has also constructed for the Apple News+ Emoji Game, Netflix’s Keysmash game, and the Celebrity Cipher. As a playwright, his horror comedy “Dead Air” and film-noir parody “Blacktop Jungle” are published by YouthPLAYS, and his Wild West satire, “Derailed,” is published by Samuel French. When he’s not writing clues, you can find Jared playing cutthroat board games with his friends or eating toasted ravioli in his hometown, St. Louis.
Calling all sleuths! This uniquely immersive coloring book is a fun way to test your detective skills. From the ill-fated infinity pool to the scenic-but-slippery observation deck, COLOR AND SOLVE: KILLER CRUISE brings you on an unforgettable voyage aboard the Secret of the Seas. Each turn of the page offers a brand-new story of murder and mayhem along with a picture complete with clues (yes, that is a bloodstain on the beach chair). Whether it’s a murdered mystery writer, a stolen sapphire necklace, or a couple’s massage gone horribly wrong, it’s up to you to solve the puzzle: Read the case details, color the crime scene, dodge the red herrings, decode the messages, and catch the villain . . . if you can.