Solve a mystery. Explore a city.

Each book is a self-guided treasure hunt: part escape room, part city adventure. Hunt for hidden details, decode clues and solve a mystery as you explore the sights through the eyes of a detective.

Choose your Treasure Hunt

2–3 hours · Around 2 miles · Play at your own pace

A fun day out

Together or solo

An ideal gift

Explore a city

Made by a puzzle author. Researched on real streets.

Puzzle Detectives began with the homemade treasure hunts I created for my three-year-old daughter nearly 20 years ago.

Since then, I’ve spent 15 years writing and publishing puzzle, quiz and activity books. Together, those books have sold around 140,000 copies, and received more than 2,200 five-star Amazon ratings.

Every Puzzle Detectives adventure is researched on location. I build each route around real details found throughout the city, then create original visual puzzles inspired by its setting and story. The result is a proper puzzle-led mystery designed to make you notice things most people walk straight past.

15 years creating puzzles · 140,000 books sold
2,200+ Amazon 5★ ratings 

Meet Matt and read the Puzzle Detectives story →

Read the briefing

A crime has been committed. Meet the suspects and take on the case.

Follow the route

Explore the city as each discovery leads you closer to the truth.

Crack the clues

Use signs, statues and hidden details to decode fun visual puzzles.

Solve the case

Piece together the evidence and catch the culprit before they escape!

Our Most Popular Treasure Hunts

The Crown Jewels Caper

The Crown Jewels Caper

The Crown Jewels Caper

£19.99

London

The Dastardly Diamond Heist

The Dastardly Diamond Heist

The Dastardly Diamond Heist

£19.99

Manchester

The Monochrome Mystery

The Monochrome Mystery

The Monochrome Mystery

£19.99

Chester

The Sticky Spy Situation

The Sticky Spy Situation

The Sticky Spy Situation

£19.99

Edinburgh

The Great Pirate Pursuit

The Great Pirate Pursuit

The Great Pirate Pursuit

£19.99

Greenwich

Missing Mural Mayhem

Missing Mural Mayhem

Missing Mural Mayhem

£19.99

Bristol