For 4 to 16 players · free to set up
Murder mystery party kit. No printing, no prep.
Your guests get their characters on their phones. Set it up free in two minutes. Pay $29, once, when you press Start on the night.
No card to start · $29 when you press Start · 30-day money-back guarantee
Card, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay, via Paddle
This is what a guest sees. Tap around.
Sample character · not from any of our mysteries
Clara Finch
The lighthouse keeper's niece
Round 1 — The Last Ferry
Your objectives
- • Tell everyone you came for your uncle's birthday and nothing else.
- • Find out who went up the lighthouse stairs after dinner.
What you know
The ferry back to the mainland was cancelled at 9 pm. Nobody has left the island since.
How it works
Ten minutes of setup. The app runs the night.
1. Add your guests
Tell us how many are coming and type a name next to each character. Change the count any time before you start, even on the night.
2. Send the links
Each guest gets a private link. They read their character, their secret and a two-item costume hint. Two minutes, no app to install.
3. Press play
At the party you press “Start Round 1”. Every phone updates. Clues go on a TV or you read them aloud. Three rounds, a vote, the reveal.
What you get
Everything the party needs, on the devices you already have.
Run the party
Guests
- Lola LaRue · SamCopy link
- Dot Marlowe · PriyaCopy link
- Frankie Costa · MarcusCopy link
- Dr. Hale · JenCopy link
The host dashboard
Names, links, one button per round, the vote count, and the reveal. Works on your phone.
Death at the Speakeasy
Round 1 — Last Call
Evidence
Coroner's note
Cyanide in the private bottle, dosed during the siren.
Evidence
The private bottle
Three keys. The lock shows fresh scratches.
The TV screen
Cast it to a television or share it on Zoom. Round intros and evidence appear when you reveal them.
Private guest links
Character, secret, objectives and clues, one screen per round. The murderer gets extra instructions nobody else sees.
Printable cards, if you want paper
Every character card and the host sheet, one click to PDF. Buy once, host it as often as you like.
Why not a printable PDF kit?
Because the host shouldn't spend the party running the party.
| Printable PDF kits | Sleuth Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | About $10 to $40, plus printing | $29, unlimited parties |
| Prep | Print 40+ pages, cut, sort, staple | Type names, send links |
| Guest material | A booklet each; scripts get skipped | One phone screen per round |
| Someone cancels | Rework the cast by hand | Change the count, same price |
| Host | Usually can't play | Plays like everyone else |
| Clues | Read from paper | On the TV, revealed when you say |
The mysteries
Pick your night.
Not sure? Take the 60-second quiz, or go by the occasion: hosting near Halloween, choose Blackwood Manor. Christmas, Silent Night, Deadly Night. New Year's Eve, Mardi Gras or Valentine's, the masked ball: Murder at the Masquerade. Four to six around a dinner table, Corked. Just the two of you, the Hotel Mirabelle case. Any other night, including birthdays, the Speakeasy is the crowd-pleaser.
1920s · 6–16 players · ~2 hrs
Death at the Speakeasy
Chicago, 1927. The gin is cold, the jazz is hot, and the owner is dead.
16 characters · 6 pieces of evidence
1980s · 6–14 players · ~2 hrs
Murder at Blackwood Manor
Halloween night. A séance, a locked library, and a host who never reached midnight.
14 characters · 7 pieces of evidence
present day · 6–14 players · ~2 hrs
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Christmas Eve. Snowed in. One family, one fortune, one Santa too many.
14 characters · 7 pieces of evidence
Venice, 1888 · 6–14 players · ~2 hrs
Murder at the Masquerade
Venice, the last night of Carnival. Nobody unmasks until the killer is named.
14 characters · 6 pieces of evidence
1970s · 4–6 players · ~90 min
Corked
Murder at Château Valcourt. A harvest dinner, a locked cellar, and a 1961 that isn't.
6 characters · 6 pieces of evidence
1950s · 2–4 players · ~75 min
The Last Dance at the Hotel Mirabelle
A Riviera gala, a film star who will not wake, and two detectives who only have each other.
A case for two · 5 suspects · 21 pieces of evidence
Only four or five of you? Dead Stop is a free one-hour mystery for four or five players. Nothing to pay.
New, and built to be judged
Sleuth Night launched in September 2026. 6 mysteries, 68 characters, every one written to work at any guest count in its range. If your party doesn't work, email us within 30 days and we refund it, no questions.
Questions hosts ask
Is it really free to set up?
Yes. Create the party, add guests, send them their character links, read the host guide, all free and with no card. The one payment happens when you press Start Round 1.
Is it one purchase for the whole party?
Yes. One purchase covers every guest, and you can host the same mystery again with different people.
How much prep is there?
About ten minutes: add names, send links. Guests read their character in two minutes. Nothing to print, cut or assemble.
Can I play too?
Yes. The app keeps the structure and the timing, so the host is a suspect like everyone else.
How long does a game take?
About two hours: three rounds of 20 to 30 minutes depending on group size, then the vote and the reveal. Shorter if you skip the dinner.
What if someone cancels on the day?
Change the player count before you press Start Round 1: the story adjusts and still solves. Or give their character to another guest and send them the same link. The price is the same for 6 guests or 16.
Does it work over Zoom?
Yes. Guests use their phones for their characters and you share the clue screen from your laptop.
Do guests need to install anything?
No. It is a link that opens in any phone browser.
Is it suitable for teenagers?
Every mystery is written for adults and teens 15 and up, with an adult host. Secrets are affairs, debts and lies, with no gore. Blackwood Manor is a little darker.
What if we don't like it?
Email [email protected] within 30 days and we refund it. No form, no questions.
Host Death at the Speakeasy this weekend.
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