Death on the Tracks: The Murder Puzzle Mysteries

by Paul Westmoreland

*YOU choose how to solve a murder in this collection of three gripping stories*

Solve the puzzle. Solve the murder.

Simple, right? Join Arlo Banks in this choose your own adventure mystery story as you race against the clock to catch a killer

Arlo Banks has always wanted to be a detective. And when he solves a fiendish puzzle in The Times, set by an elderly Oxford professor, he might just get his chance.

The reward for solving the puzzle is a trip of a lifetime – a journey on the famous Orient Express. It is a journey full of mystery and murder. Clues are everywhere.

As Arlo Banks, your job is track down the truth. But there are puzzles and riddles at every turn, and the answers are not always as straightforward as they seem.

You choose what path you take, what puzzles you solve, and what answers you take to help you solve a murder.

Your choices could take you to the killer – or lead to a more unfortunate fate.

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2024

About the author

My name is Paul Oliver Westmoreland and I love writing children’s novels.

Right now I’m 34, live in North London, and work for a digital advertising agency on Baker Street. I got married in March and now we’re getting ready for the arrival of our first child. In my spare time I’m working hard on the next Vincent Ward adventure.

My novels introduce young readers to real subjects through exciting, fast-paced adventures. In Cardsharp, Vincent Ward explores the murky art underworld and the life and paintings of Caravaggio, while battling a gang of international thieves and smugglers. My aim is to leaves readers wanting to know more about Caravaggio and art – maybe even go to the National Gallery and see a couple of his paintings. The Find Out More page on this site offers a few places to get started.


This site is a new venture for me and Cardsharp is the first book I’ve posted online. More Vincent Ward adventures will follow, as well as other novels with new characters, as soon as they’re ready.

If you’d like to know more about me or have any feedback, please drop me a line in the box below.

Thanks for reading,
POW

Reviews

[Arany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Death on the Tracks by Paul Westmoreland has an interesting and unique approach, the interactive, puzzle-like style is definitely refreshing and engaging at first. It makes you feel like you’re part of the investigation, piecing together clues along the way.

That said, the actual storylines didn’t grab me as much as I hoped. While the concept is clever, the narratives themselves felt a bit underwhelming and sometimes flat, which made it harder to stay invested. The puzzles and format were fun, but the weak storytelling held the book back for me.

Overall, an okay read, worth checking out if you enjoy interactive mysteries and don’t mind trading strong plot for a more experimental style.

[Nita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. So many Bobby traps. Can you go to the last chapter in one piece ?? Hehe