A Most Puzzling Murder

A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais is a captivating mystery published by Mira Books in April 2025. This original edition spans 480 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Destiny Whip, a former child prodigy and enigmatologist, who receives an unexpected invitation to become the Scruffmore family historian. As she decodes the hidden messages within the invitation, Destiny is drawn to Eerie Island, where she encounters a family steeped in secrets and mistrust.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative filled with cryptic ciphers, hidden passages, and supernatural elements. As Destiny navigates the complexities of the Scruffmore family, she grapples with unsettling visions of a future murder. The book intertwines themes of mystery and suspense, inviting readers to solve riddles alongside Destiny as she races against time to prevent a tragedy. A Most Puzzling Murder offers a unique blend of cozy mystery and supernatural intrigue, making it an engaging read for fans of the genre.
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How do you solve a murder that hasn’t happened yet?
Destiny Whip is a former child prodigy, world-renowned enigmatologist and very, very alone. A life filled with loss has made her a recluse, an existence she’s content to endure until a letter arrives inviting her to interview for the position of Scruffmore family historian. Not only does an internet search for the name yield almost nothing, it’s a role she never applied to in the first place!
She decodes the invitation’s hidden message with ease, and its promise to reveal her family secrets proves too powerful a draw for the orphaned Destiny, who soon finds herself on Eerie Island. It’s a place whose inhabitants are almost as inhospitable as the tempestuous weather. The Scruffmores themselves turn out to be not much better, a snarled mess of secrets and motives connected by their mistrust for one another.
Their newly arrived guest proves to be just as much an enigma to them as they are to her. While Destiny slowly works to unravel the mysteries hidden throughout the ominous castle, she struggles to interpret disturbing nightly visions of what is to come. In the midst of cryptic ciphers, hidden passages, and the family’s magical line of succession, Destiny is certain of two things: one of the Scruffmores is going to die and she’s running out of time to stop it.
Interspersed with riddles and puzzles that both Destiny and the reader must solve, A Most Puzzling Murder is a one-of-a-kind mystery that will leave you guessing and gasping until the very last page!
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