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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. This fourth game in the series introduces a new character. Players star as rookie defense attorney Apollo Justice as he visits crime scenes, questions key witnesses and collects vital evidence before stepping into the courtroom to prove his clients' innocence. Thankfully, Apollo is not alone and is aided both in and out of the courtroom by his assistant Trucy, a mysterious female magician. Apollo also receives invaluable advice from his mentor the ultra-cool Kristoph Gavin, elder brother of Klavier, whose perfect logic and natural instincts have won him numerous cases and the respect of his colleagues. |
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Ace
Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
takes the Ace Attorney
series from the courtroom to the crime scene, leaving the legal battle
behind. This time around, players take on the role of famed prosecutor
Miles Edgeworth, a memorable rival of charismatic legal eagle Phoenix
Wright. Edgeworth actively investigates crime scenes in search of the
truth behind each case. By solving the challenging puzzles presented to
him, Edgeworth will work with the police to bring criminals to justice. |
 See also our Agatha Christie Games page. |
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders tells the story of Captain Hastings and Hercule Poirot as they attempt to solve a series of bizarre murders committed by an elusive madman. Going off the simple clue of the ABC railway guide left at the scene of each crime, Hastings and Poirot follow the leads to Andover, Bexhill, Churston, and Doncaster trying to apprehend the killer before the next crime is committed. |
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American Girl: Kit Mystery Challenge Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Kit Kittredge is a 1930s girl with a nose for news! She is a clever, resourceful girl facing the Great Depression with spirit and determination. Kit is ready for an adventure. To make ends meet, the Kittredge household has had to take in guests—and it seems as though every one of them has a mystery for Kit to solve and write about. |
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Cate West: The Vanishing Files Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Police are baffled by a series of unexplained cases dubbed "The Vanishing Files" that have paralyzed the city. Enter Cate West, celebrated novelist and insightful visionary! Help Cate find clues, compile evidence, track down the hideout, and name the culprit in more than 75 intriguing levels. Are these mysterious crimes connected? And what do they have to do with the tale of the Three Wise Men? Cate West: The Vanishing Files is an original whodunit that's filled with hidden object fun! |
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Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Sylvie, a young archaeologist, is about to begin the greatest adventure of her life. Having received an invitation to France from her uncle, a renowned historian, she arrives only to discover he’s missing. Apparently, his disappearance is connected to the recent discovery of a mysterious underground chapel from the Crusades, but how? And who is trying to stop Sylvie from unveiling the truth? Save your uncle and be the first to discover the long forgotten secrets of the famed Knights Hospitaller order! Chronicles of Mystery is a game created specifically for the Nintendo DS System, combining features of classic point and click adventure, logic games and hidden object games. |
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Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. The wildly popular Disney Club Penguin online world moves to the Nintendo DS with Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force. This fun game for all ages introduces kids to a host of brand new adventures in the Disney Club Penguin world, giving players a chance to complete secret agent missions, solve mysteries and connect with friends in exciting, uncharted ways. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Mature. Matt
Simmons is a fresh recruit as a
forensic detective in the police force. Hitting the ground running,
Matt is faced with his first case -- the horrific double murder of a
fellow detective and his wife. Using his arsenal of advanced forensic
technology, Matt must comb the crime scene, picking up clues and trying
to piece together what happened. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Players will join Gil Grissom, Catherine Willows and the rest of the Las Vegas cast to help solve crimes using realistic techniques and lab equipment. Utilizing all-new gameplay concepts, CSI: Dark Motives features forensic reconstructions and atmospheric crime scenes taken directly from the television show, including an all-new garage lab for analyzing large evidence such as cars and boats, improved evidence gathering, review and lab mini-games, and more areas to explore. |
 Also
available to purchase: CSI:
Deadly Intent (Nintendo Wii version) |
Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. In
CSI:
Deadly Intent, players help
solve Las Vegas' most gruesome
crimes with the brand new characters and cast from the latest season of
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. |
 Also
available to
purchase: Dream
Chronicles (Download PC version) |
Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Imagine waking up from a deep sleep to find your husband missing and your daughter and the entire town under a sleeping spell. Unsure of what to do, you begin to notice that your surroundings seem strangely surreal and other worldly … there are clues scattered throughout the town like breadcrumbs, apparently left by your missing husband. Put the clues together and overcome the obstacles in your path and you might discover what happened to your family and friends. If the clues are not all found, the sleeping spell may last forever and your husband may remain missing. Then again, what if it's all just a dream? |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. On
the tropical island of Lospass sits a
seaside resort unlike any other called the Flower Sun, and Rain. But
all is not well in paradise as Sumio Mondo, a researcher, has been
urgently summoned to the island by the owner of the hotel. Upon
arrival, Sumio becomes caught in a time loop as the events of the same
day are played out over and over again, with each day coming to an
explosive end at the hands of terrorists that have targeted the island
for an unknown reason. |
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The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Ride
the rails to royalty and treasure in
Russia! |
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Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone, 10 and older. Harry is mysteriously selected as the fourth contestant in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament. Each competitor in the international competition must confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescue friends from the icy depths of the Black Lake, and navigate the twisting mysteries of a vast, dangerous maze. Players can experience the thrills of the movie from the Quidditch World Cup campsite to a heart-stopping duel with Lord Voldemort himself! |
 Also
available to purchase: Harry
Potter and The Half-Blood Prince (Windows PC version) |
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. |
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Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Play the key moments from the movie, from the Dementor attack in Little Whinging to the ferocious battles at the Ministry of Magic. Experience the most authentic-to-the-movie game experience in Harry Potter videogame history: the castle is built from the same blueprints used to build the movie sets; actual movie assets were referenced to create a more authentic feel; many of the movie's actors have been head scanned; and the key Harry Potter music theme can be heard in this videogame. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Kyle
Hyde, a disgraced New York detective
turned salesman, arrives at a run-down Los Angeles inn called Hotel
Dusk. Once there, Kyle soon becomes involved in a 30-year-old mystery
that involves lies, betrayal, kidnapping, and murder. And over the
course of the night, he will also discover something very special about
Room 215… a room that is said to grant wishes. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Live the thrill and adventure of being a teenage private investigator fighting for truth and justice. Discover clues, take photographs, question witnesses; it's up to you to solve the mystery! Play as Kirsten Spark, a smart and independent 14-year-old student at Summer Hill High School. Use your sharp sixth sense and investigative skills to clear your school from bullies and your town from bandits. Solve fun and intricate cases ranging from pure fun to brain teasers, all while gathering clues that will lead you to the ultimate mystery. Take photographs as events unfold, and question witnesses to find out who, what, when, where, and why. Document all your findings in your own virtual blog! |
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Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Ever want to be a detective? With Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles, you can hone your detective skills by interviewing witnesses, uncovering clues, and following leads, all helping to bring you closer to the truth in this interactive digital novel. Jake Hunter works more than your trigger finger -- it tests your powers of deduction and reasoning. To crack the cases and progress in the game, you'll need to search for clues, talk to witnesses, and find the right line of questioning. As Detective Jake Hunter, you'll experience three unique murder mysteries: The Petty Murder of a Fragile Heart, Seaside City Conspiracy, and Crash and Burn. To crack the cases and progress in the game, you'll need to search for clues, talk to witnesses, and find the right line of questioning. |
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Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past features three brand new stories, one made exclusively for Nintendo DS. Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past also includes a brand new mode, Jake Hunter Unleashed, which incorporates brand new art direction and six mind-boggling comedic stories. As an added bonus, the game includes the first three stories from Jake's original adventure, Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles, all re-localized with creative imagination and flare. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Miami Law is an action-adventure game worthy of its own prime-time TV show. It's got all the ingredients: a storyline with a shadowy terrorist conspiracy, furious shoot-outs in abandoned warehouses, challenging crime-scene detective work, and more! You can switch between two main characters: the intense Law Martin from the Miami PD or the brainy Sara Starling from the FBI. Events will unfold differently, depending on who you pick. If you can't foil the conspiracy and save Miami, the nation, and the world, nobody can. |
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available to purchase: MySims
Agents (Nintendo Wii version) |
Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. In MySims Agents on the DS, you take the roll of an agent assigned by the agency to help a mayor stop a notorious thief from stealing an ancient treasure. You must search for clues, solve devious puzzles and match wits with the mysterious thief in order to protect the treasure. Your investigations will have you talking to your favorite MySims and searching for clues in underground caverns. Only the brightest and best agent will be able to put the pieces together to solve the case and stop his wicked plot! |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. The classic adventure that defined the genre, Myst brings hours of immersive play to the Nintendo DS. The non-linear game play of Myst is designed unlike any other adventure game with no instructions, inventory, death or dialogue. Myst is about the experience encountered throughout the breathtaking worlds and environments. Immerse yourself in six worlds (“Ages”) that for the first time include the totally new "Rime Age", a new Arctic world for DS players to explore as they endeavor to uncover clues and solve the mysteries of Myst. Newly re-mastered video, audio and new music. |
 See also our Mystery Case Files Games page. |
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Spot clues to find the rightful heir! It takes a keen set of "private eyes" to identify the heir in this search-and-solve detective story. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir presents a new generation of search-and-solve games for a new generation of Nintendo DS owners. Delve into the latest evolution of search-and-solve fun! All-new interactive objects and hands-on sleuthing like dusting for fingerprints deepen the experience. There are 12 potential heirs to investigate, 30 detailed scenes to peruse, and over 1,000 hidden objects to find. Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir is the only Mystery Case Files game to include multi-player options. In multi-player modes players can search for clues together or compete against each other in real time. |
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Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Become a private investigator in Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief. Track an art thief to recover missing paintings recently stolen from a private collection. The game features 18 missions with multiple locations in each, including 9 DS-only locations. Collect awards, encounter new characters and keep track of your game in the case log while unlocking secret gameplay modes and mini-game free play. Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief also provides a dual screen interface and touch-screen functionality. |
 See also our Nancy Drew Games page. |
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Play as Nancy Drew, the world’s most recognizable teen sleuth, in this 3rd person action adventure game that marks Nancy’s first appearance on the Nintendo DS. A unique graphic novel format pays homage to the classic book series that introduced Nancy Drew to the world. Use the Touch Screen to play conversation and unlocking mini-games. Nancy also accesses clues, tasks, maps and inventory information with the stylus. Unravel more than 13 intriguing chapters as Nancy completes progressively difficult tasks including: delivery missions, push puzzles, following suspects, sneaking, interrogations, accessing areas, inspecting items and more. Solve an array of logic and action puzzles along the way to reveal clues. Unique conversation mini-games help Nancy build a rapport with witnesses and suspects so she can learn critical information for the case. Nancy can even bribe a character if necessary. Use Nancy’s Clue Journal to check current objectives and discover new information. |
 See also our Nancy Drew Games page. |
Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Nancy's on the case! Family heirlooms are disappearing all over Twin Elms. The residents are counting on Nancy Drew to solve the mystery before it's too late! Interview people and gather clues using the stylus to uncover the location of the hidden staircase. Explore the large and mysterious Twin Elms house and examine anything that is out of place. Earn the top rank of Master Detective and find the stolen items. |
 See also our Nancy Drew Games page. |
Nancy Drew: The Model Mysteries Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone, 10 and older. In
Nancy
Drew: The Model Mysteries,
Nancy Drew has been asked to be a
bridesmaid in what is sure to be no ordinary wedding. The blushing
bride is marrying a reality TV star so the entire ceremony and its
preparation are being filmed. Unfortunately, the plans go off-script
when an unknown villain is bent on sabotaging the wedding. |
 See also our Nancy Drew Games page. |
Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone, 10 and older. In Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society, a collective of the world's top detectives is searching for a talented new member, and Nancy Drew is one of the most promising candidates. To earn society membership, Nancy must first pass an initiation case to prove her worthiness. But when the test case turns real and an important historical book is stolen, it's up to Nancy to unravel the snowballing whodunit. Living up to her reputation as a super-sleuth, Nancy has to retrieve and identify fingerprints, master mazes, trail and interrogate suspects, and even ride snowmobiles and boats throughout nine graphic novel chapters in order to crack the case. Using the DS's intuitive Touch Screen, Nancy can interact with objects, solve new contextual mini-games, and access suspect files, clues, tasks and inventory. An all-new cell phone feature helps players keep up with the latest information and Nancy's handy Clue Journal lets her check current objectives. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney puts you in the shoes of a rookie defense lawyer trying to make his name. Take on intriguing, unusual cases and use your courtroom skills to unravel some of the most outrageous and funniest trials you've ever seen. |
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Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Justice For All Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Phoenix Wright is a defense attorney who proves his clients' innocence against the toughest of odds -- and the most ruthless of adversaries. Exercise your legal prowess as you collect evidence, examine witnesses, analyse testimonies and seek the truth to ensure that justice prevails. |
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Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Phoenix Wright will face the toughest prosecutor yet. The mysterious hard-boiled “Godot” will try to take him down at any cost. The complete story comes together as truths are revealed in twisting storylines and intriguing gameplay. Players must survey crime scene, collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies, and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails. |
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Professor Layton and the Curious Village Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. In the curious village of St. Mystere, townsfolk greet each other with rebuses, lock their doors with sliding puzzles and hide their secrets within brainteasers. When a wealthy baron passes away, his will reveals an elusive treasure hidden someplace inside the village. Now it's up to Professor Layton to untangle St. Mystere's riddles and puzzles, find the hidden treasure and crack the case. As Professor Layton, you'll tackle over 130 puzzles as you unravel the mysteries of the village. Fully voiced animated scenes bring the story to life, while the funny and eccentric villagers and the classic, hand-drawn art provide a stylish charm that will appeal to all. |
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Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. In
the world of Professor Layton, puzzles
hide in every corner. When the professor's mentor is mysteriously
murdered, a cursed artifact called the Elysian Box appears to be behind
it. With a ticket to the Molentary Express as their only lead,
Professor Layton and Luke embark on an adventure that will test their
wits and work their brains. |
 Also
available to purchase: Secret
Files: Tunguska (Nintendo Wii version) |
Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. Secret
Files: Tunguska begins with a
baffling kidnapping. Nina
Kalenkow's world is turned upside down when she learns that her father,
the scientist Vladimir Kalenkow, has vanished without a trace. Since
the police can't (or won't?) help, Nina decides to search for clues to
her father's whereabouts on her own. On the way, she meets Max Gruber,
one of her father's colleagues, who spontaneously offers the attractive
young woman his help. The trail leads Nina and Max to a mysterious
disaster in the Tunguska region of Siberia in 1908, which Vladimir
Kalenkow had been investigating. Does the disappearance of Nina's
father have something to do with his previous expeditions to Siberia? |
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Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. In
Sherlock
Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
players embark on a single
player adventure in which they assume the role of Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's Victorian super sleuth Sherlock Holmes and investigate the
mysterious case of a missing archaeologist and a valuable Egyptian
mummy in turn-of-the-century England. What begins as a simple case
quickly becomes a web of intrigue, robbery, priceless artifacts, and
murder that players will find hard to put down. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone, 10 and older. Plunge deep into a fantasy world full of mystical creatures when you join the Grace children on their quest to discover the secrets of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Based on Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films' movie adaptation of the best-selling book series, the video game lets players take on the roles of Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace as they enter the hidden world of the unseen. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone, 10 and older. Sudoku
Ball: Detective is sudoku
with a twist: play your favorite
puzzle game in a completely new, entertaining detective scenario, and
experience multitudes of challenging puzzles to solve a mysterious
crime! An exclusive sudoku ball design adds even more to your sudoku
experience. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Touch Detective is a unique mystery adventure as you become a private eye in a strange new world. When Mackenzie's father unexpectedly passed away, she inherits the family business: a renowned detective agency. In a world world populated by mechanized butlers and walking skeletons, mysteries are very different. With the aid of cheerful mushroom-man Funghi and robotic servant Cromwell, Mackenzie sets off to prove herself worthy of being called ... the Touch Detective! |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Accepted into the Great Detective Society, Mackenzie has become a fully-accredited sleuth! Trouble is, people do not take her seriously. All that changes when a string of strange thefts pulls her into a puzzling plot, and have to use all of her skills and intuition to discover the motive behind the crimes and solve the mystery! |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Everyone. Ten years ago, while researching human memory, your parents suddenly disappeared. Now a letter from your father provides the first clue in a strange adventure to the mysterious Blood Edward Island. But what could a memory-generating computer and a ghost named D have to do with your parents' disappearance? Blood Edward Island won't give up its secrets easily, so you'll have to trace the clues to find the truth. |
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Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. In
Unsolved
Crimes you play the role of a
young rookie detective in the
Homicide division who with your partner must solve the mysterious
kidnapping of aspiring model Betsy Blake. Set in a stylized 1970s New
York it is up to you to disentangle the truth from lies, and try to
find Betsy before its too late. The game fully utilizes the Nintendo
DS's unique dual screen allowing players to immerse themselves in the
environments of New York. They will be able to reach into this world,
move around, find clues at crime scenes, solve puzzles and answer
questions. The innovative use of the Nintendo DS stylus will also allow
you to trace marks, routes and memos on suspicious items discovered at
crime scenes, all allowing you to move closer to solving the kidnapping
mystery. |
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Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion Platform: Nintendo DS. ESRB Rating: Teen. In
Women’s
Murder Club: Games of Passion,
players step into the
investigative shoes of the Women’s Murder Club members,
Lindsay,
Claire and Cindy, where they investigate a string of seemingly
unrelated murders as they unfold. Beautiful women go missing and turn
up dead around every corner, and the clues point to the least likely of
suspects. The game is based on characters created by James
Patterson. |
