Every mystery has a way forward.
If Chapter Zero has you stuck, you’re in the right place. Choose your theme and puzzle below, then take only the help you need.
Start with a hint. Reveal another only if you need it. The final answer is there when you’re truly stuck.
Once a secret is revealed, there’s no putting it back.
Start by solving the shelf order. Use the clues that identify the books at the ends first, then work through the beside, between and position clues.
Once the shelf is correct, look only at the books with gold bookmarks. Match each bookmark symbol to the Symbol Key.
The Symbol Key gives you a number. Count that many letters into the book title, ignoring spaces and punctuation. Read the extracted letters from left to right.
DESIRE
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Start by solving each clue in the direction of its arrow. Remember that answers share letters where they cross, so every intersection must work for both words.
Once the arrowword is complete, ignore the full answers and look only at the squares numbered 1–8. Read those letters in numerical order.
INTIMACY
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Start by completing the guest list. Work out each guest's arrival order, chair number asnd mask colour.
Arrange the guests in arrival order. For each guest, use their chair number to select that numbered letter from the word inscribed on their mask.
ALLURE
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Start with the clues you’re most certain of. The crossing letters will help you work out the more difficult answers.
Once the crossword is complete, look closely at the specially marked squares. Read those letters in the indicated order to uncover the hidden word.
SEDUCE
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Start with the clues that give you a definite match or rule something out completely. Mark those first before using the more indirect clues.
Once several possibilities have been eliminated, look for the only remaining combination that satisfies every clue. The name attached to that final combination is your hidden answer.
ELENA
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Look for a specific connection between each unfinished note and one reply. Details such as the lights going out, the train, the dance, the key, the rain and the jasmine each have a matching response.
Once every note has a reply, ignore the reply letter A–F for the extraction. What matters now is the number of the unfinished note.
Use the note number to take that numbered letter from the LAST word of its matched reply. Read the six extracted letters in note order, 1–6.
HEARTS
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Start by solving the shelf order. Use the clues that identify the books at the ends first, then work through the beside, between and position clues.
Once the shelf is correct, look only at the books with gold bookmarks. Match each bookmark symbol to the Symbol Key.
The Symbol Key gives you a number. Count that many letters into the book title, ignoring spaces and punctuation. Read the extracted letters from left to right.
SILENCE
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Start by solving each clue in the direction of its arrow. Remember that answers share letters where they cross, so every intersection must work for both words.
Once the arrowword is complete, ignore the full answers and look only at the squares numbered 1–8. Read those letters in numerical order.
SINISTER
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Start by working out the order of the five location stops. Use the clues that fix the sequence first: café before library, hotel between library and park, and gym after the park.
Once the route is in order, add the journalist encounter last. Then compare the witness statements with the clues to identify the one statement that cannot be true.
After you know the correct order, use each witness’s position in the route as the letter number for their code word. Read the extracted letters from 1st to 6th.
THREAT
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Match the unfinished details to the replies that continue the same piece of evidence: entrance, photograph, upstairs figure, guest list, river evidence and symbols.
After matching them, use the NUMBER of the unfinished note — not the letter of the reply — for the extraction.
Take that numbered letter from the LAST word of the matched reply. Read your letters from Note 1 through Note 6.
DANGER
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Start with the clues you’re most certain of. The crossing letters will help you work out the more difficult answers.
Once the crossword is complete, look closely at the specially marked squares. Read those letters in the indicated order to uncover the hidden word.
UNMASK
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Start with the clues that give you a definite match or rule something out completely. Mark those first before using the more indirect clues.
Once several possibilities have been eliminated, look for the only remaining combination that satisfies every clue. The name attached to that final combination is your hidden answer.
KEYCARD
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Start by solving the shelf order. Use the clues that identify the books at the ends first, then work through the beside, between and position clues.
Once the shelf is correct, look only at the books with gold bookmarks. Match each bookmark symbol to the Symbol Key.
The Symbol Key gives you a number. Count that many letters into the book title, ignoring spaces and punctuation. Read the extracted letters from left to right.
LEGEND
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Start by solving each clue in the direction of its arrow. Remember that answers share letters where they cross, so every intersection must work for both words.
Once the arrowword is complete, ignore the full answers and look only at the squares numbered 1–8. Read those letters in numerical order.
MOONBEAM
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Start with the route clues. Fix the locations that have definite positions first, then place the remaining stops between them.
Once the messenger’s route is complete, compare the witness statements against the relic clues. One witness’s account directly contradicts what you know about where the relic case was seen.
Use each witness’s position in the solved route as the letter number for their code word. Read the six extracted letters in route order.
LEGACY
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Start with the clues you’re most certain of. The crossing letters will help you work out the more difficult answers.
Start with the clues you’re most certain of. The crossing letters will help you work out the more difficult answers.
ARCANE
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Three passages agree with the clues. One contains several details that cannot all be true. Compare the passages against the clues rather than looking for just one suspicious sentence.
Once you have found the false passage, identify the specific detail that contradicts each of Clues 1–5. You should find five contradictions.
Match each contradiction to its clue number, then use the Extraction Key on the puzzle. Read the five extracted letters in clue order.
RELIC
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.
Start with the clues that give you a definite match or rule something out completely. Mark those first before using the more indirect clues.
Once several possibilities have been eliminated, look for the only remaining combination that satisfies every clue. The name attached to that final combination is your hidden answer.
ARCANE
Record this word on your Master Key card before continuing Chapter Zero.