Murder Mystery Puzzles

Hey everyone,
Big news!
Murder Mystery Puzzles is starting a new chapter and with it, a new name.

Same addictive puzzles, now with a sharper, more memorable name, and a bunch of exciting updates.
Here’s what’s new:

More free puzzles every week

Starting now, I’ll be releasing TWO free brand-new Murdoku cases every week, available as printable files. What we’re calling Murdoku Season 1 will follow a tight release schedule, so no more waiting for weeks for a new puzzle of random difficulty.
👉 Try the first puzzle now at murdoku.com/print.
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Free puzzles will come in seasons, with short breaks between each one.

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The first Murdoku book is OUT NOW!

Published worldwide in five languages, it’s packed with 80 puzzles, 60 completely new ones along with 20 fan favorites taken from the site. From simple 6×6 grids to unforgiving 12×12 cases, every puzzle still has that satisfying snap when the murderer gets pinned.
I’m very excited to share this book with the world; it’s the result of five years of developing this game, shaped by your feedback along the way. If you want to support me in this transition, buying a copy and leaving a review genuinely helps a ton.

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A personal change

For years I’ve been publishing puzzles under the pen name Hiroji Osaka. With the book release and this fresh chapter for Murdoku, I’m retiring that name and going forward using my real name Manuel Garand. Same puzzles, same vision, just my actual name from now on.

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Join the community

I want to make Murdoku more community-focused, so we’ve also set up a Discord server and a new subreddit for anyone who wants to hang out, swap solving tips, ask questions, or just talk about puzzles.
Also, Murdoku now has an official Instagram where I’ll post simple 4×4 puzzles, teasers, behind-the-scenes bits, and other updates, follow at instagram.com/murdokuofficial.

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… and more to come!

– Book 2, Murdoku: Back in Time drops May 12th 2026, featuring new settings, new twists. More to be revealed soon!
– A full interactive web app so you can solve weekly cases right on your PC or mobile device.

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And what will happen to murdermysterypuzzles.com?

To be honest, I’m not sure yet. All new regular puzzles updates will now be on Murdoku.com, the old free puzzles should stay on murdermysterypuzzles.com, and I will probably stop updating this site altogether to fully focus on building Murdoku.

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Thank you for being part of this journey from the start, we’ve come a long way since the first puzzle created in 2020, I’m very excited about what’s to come.

– Manuel