The Transylvanian Express

Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery series

Solve a fiendish crime on a train before reaching a vampire's castle.

3.8 Goodreads · 17 ratings

224 pages· ~720L

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Bookroo's summary

In Haventry, where the supernatural is the norm, you are the detective tasked with unraveling a mystery aboard the Transylvanian Express. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished, and suspects abound, from his rival Bramwell Stoker to his own monster wife. With the train speeding towards Castle Ursprung, home of the fearsome Count Fledermaus, time is running out. Can you uncover the truth before facing an irate vampire? Every decision counts in this interactive adventure, where the ordinary and extraordinary collide, and the stakes are as high as the castle's towers.

From the publisher

A fantastically imaginative interactive detective story for middle grade readers. With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you’ll solve the mystery every time! Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves, and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case. All aboard the Transylvanian Express! You and your yeti boss Klaus are headed to Castle Ursprung, home of the infamous vampire Count Fledermaus. But before you get there, you have a mystery to solve: Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the train. Someone on board must have played a role in his disappearance, but who has the strongest motive? Could it be Franklefink’s archnemesis, Bramwell Stoker? Or is Sandra Rigmarole, elf district governor and colleague of the Night Mayor, a more likely suspect? Or perhaps Franklefink’s monster wife has suddenly turned against him? But you better solve the mystery quickly–the train will be arriving at the castle soon and the count expects everyone to be there. The one thing worse than a missing person? An angry vampire!

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