iPhone & Android · Free to play
EVERY CLUE IS IN CODE
Crack the cipher to read the next line of the case, and work your way to the killer. Over a thousand puzzles, with crosswords and word searches hidden along the way.
From the case file
A desk, a code, and a body
What you get
Three puzzles, one investigation
Every case is one story told in code. Solve it your way — the bonus rounds are there when you're stuck.
Over 1,000 ciphers
Each solved message is the next line of a murder case, not a random quote.
Crosswords & word search
Win a bonus round and its words drop straight into your cipher as free letters.
Case journal
Every message you decode is filed away, so the story reads back in order.
Ranks & daily streak
Work up from Rookie to Chief, and collect a bonus every day you show up.
Hints when you need them
Stuck on a letter? Spend coins to reveal one and keep the case moving.
Plays offline
Every puzzle is on your device. No signal needed on the train.
Solve them on paper too
The Detective Hutch puzzle books
The same cases in print — rhymed riddles, ciphers and bonus word searches to solve with a pencil. Two of them are the app's cases you can hold in your hand.
The complete case library
Every Detective Hutch mystery book in one place on Amazon.
The Castle's Shadow
Roland Vance is dead at Blackthorn Castle, and ten suspects have something to hide. Bonus mazes and coloring pages.
On Amazon
The Springtime Killer Case
A festival, a poisoned bloom, and a killer hiding in plain sight. Where Detective Hutch's story begins.
On Amazon
Detective Hutch's Murder Mystery Puzzle
Solve the downtown killer case through rhymed riddles in crosswords and answers hidden in word searches.
On Amazon
Murder Mystery Puzzle Book
Rhymed riddles in crossword puzzles and clues in word searches — twelve whodunnit cases of Detective Hutch.
On Amazon
The Christmas Puzzle Book: Jewel Thief Mystery
Cryptograms, word scrambles and crosswords wrapped around a festive heist. Bonus sudoku and mazes.
On Amazon
Detective Puzzle Book for Adults
Crack the case of the crimson countdown — a New Year's Eve murder in crosswords, cryptograms and word search.
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