If you laughed with The Thursday Murder Club, you’ll instantly love the folks at Clumindell’s chocolate factory …

Criminologists, on the whole, do not solve crimes. So Ph.D. student Theo Chan is out of his comfort zone when a pair of enigmatic private investigators hire him for what sounds like a sweet summer gig. Soon, he’s thrust into the puzzle-box world of a classic small-town whodunnit, with few sleuthing skills to rely on.

“A clown climbs up the skeleton tree; A curse on you, a plague on me.” The cryptic prophesy was discovered in Antonia Pruskain’s pocket after her mysterious death at the Clumindell Chocolate and Confectionary headquarters four years ago. Ever since, a ghostly clown has haunted the grounds, always accompanied by inexplicable deaths and disasters. Now one of Clumindell’s founders is murdered inside a locked building, and the clown is the prime suspect.

To survive his first case, Theo must reckon with an unusual murder weapon, endangered tree frogs, paranormal YouTubers, and the shadowy motives of his own employers—who may be the biggest mystery of all.

Criminology Ph.D. student Theo Chan vowed he’d never get tangled in another murder. But when a cryptic late-night call drags Theo and his shadowy employers, Primrose and Teebin, to a remote island village, he’s forced to confront the one thing scarier than a killer: the secrets people will kill to protect.

The case? Find local legend Edmund Stone, who vanished twenty-six years ago, leaving behind nothing but rumors. It seems benign—until they stumble onto a brand-new murder. Now someone has smashed a dollhouse replica of the island’s most haunted manor, and the killer is teasing them with eerie limericks in a twisted game.

As Theo and his team chase riddles through windswept graveyards, storm-battered cliffs, and long-forgotten locked rooms, every villager becomes a suspect. Who wants the past to stay buried? And what secrets does Primrose conceal in her own shadowy past? In a village where everyone has something to hide, unmasking the truth could turn Theo’s second case into his last.

Perfect for fans of atmospheric mysteries and amateur sleuths with everything to lose, adventure will keep you guessing until the final jaw-dropping twist.

A mountain fortress. A creepy masterpiece. Thirteen people with something to hide.

Criminology student Theo Chan has learned one important lesson: there’s no such thing as a simple job. So when he and his enigmatic employers, Primrose and Teebin, are sent to a remote mountain lodge to quietly prevent an art theft, Theo knows trouble is inevitable.

Their task? Protect The Dead Man’s Heart—a priceless sculpture shrouded in ghost stories since its mysterious creation. The guests have gathered for a high-stakes auction. Then a snowstorm seals the mountain. And before the night is over, their host is dead. With no way down and no police in sight, Theo must navigate shifting alliances, feuding heirs, old grudges, and carefully staged alibis inside a house designed to conceal secrets.

As corpses and clues pile up around him and as his loyalty to his employers breaks down, Theo must piece together the truth before the killer disappears into the storm … or strikes again.

Perfect for fans of classic whodunits, locked-room mysteries, and amateur sleuths in way over their heads.