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5th March 2020 – Red House Mysteries, Exeter

The Heist

Amidst the stifling heat of the city, a small group of hustlers are planning the steal of the century. Your mission: to infiltrate the museum, evade security, locate the vault and escape with your prize.

ESCAPED with 08:04 spare

Update 18th January 2022: The Heist has now closed.

6th March 2020 – Red House Mysteries, Torquay

Update 1st January 2023: Red House Mysteries in Torquay has permanently closed.

The Strange Disappearance of Arthur Moon

Arthur Moon was just a geeky kid living a humdrum life in 1980s Britain, until the day he disappeared without trace. Amid layers of reality and unreality, nothing is quite as it seems.

ESCAPED with 10:55 spare

On The Last Train to Paris

Reclining in the surroundings of your beautiful private compartment, you are 15 minutes into the Channel Tunnel when the train unexpectedly comes to a halt. A quick glance into the corridor reveals a strange metal device with an ominous counter ticking down from an hour.

FAILED

6th March 2020 – Red House Mysteries, Exeter

The Shadow Darkens

Jack Armstrong, the world’s most unfortunate detective, is relying on you to clear his good name. In a world of drama and intrigue, in an office full of codes and puzzles lies a sinister tale of betrayal and danger.

ESCAPED with 14:33 spare

01/01/2019	Red House Mysteries: New Year’s Day Challenge – Released to the New Light Victim found on a bench in Gainsborough Park. Unidentified white male. Appears to be mid to late 30s, dark hair, overweight. No signs of injury or struggle, no identification or defining features. Initial inspection revealed victim to be in a severe state of dehydration. Also of note: victim had a piece of charcoal clasped in left hand, and a card with the words #releasedtothenewlight in the left pocket of his overcoat.
01/02/2019	Red House Mysteries: The Rising Water Exchange emails, letters and research with a veteran Private Detective, as the case takes you both into the true heart of darkness surrounding the disappearance of a teenage girl.
01/01/2020	Red House Mysteries: New Year’s Day Challenge – Fear in Little Cockingwood My tale will seem unbelievable to anyone who has not seen what I’ve seen, or heard what I’ve heard. The deepening descent into madness that has had me questioning my own mind and that of every person around me. I must hold on to what I know to be true – my son is missing and I must find him again.

31/10/2020	Red House Mysteries: Halloween Challenge – The Blackborough Haunting A young lady came to me this morning asking me to follow her father. Says he’s been acting most peculiar, worried he’s going crazy. Wearing his long coat indoors no matter the weather. Avoiding certain foods he’d always liked before. Going out for night walks and returning home very late, then staying indoors during the day and keeping the curtains drawn, even when it’s beautifully sunny out.
01/01/2021	Red House Mysteries: New Year’s Day Challenge – The Harlington Trial I have in my possession a number of unsolved cases. I propose I share these with you, one a day, for the next three days. By 7th January you will provide me with the name of the perpetrator for each crime. Should you prove successful I have a job for you that will pay handsomely.
31/10/2021	Red House Mysteries: Halloween Challenge – The Haunting of Felwolde House (First to finish – 6 person gift voucher won) I’m afraid we’ve apprehended your daughter Brielle again, this time on a charge of breaking and entering. Brielle was very agitated and repeatedly claimed her presence at the house was due to some kind of sinister goings on she was trying to prevent.
01/01/2022	Red House Mysteries: New Year’s Day Challenge – The Agency An infamous thieving ring has reared its head again. Last time this group was active they decimated culturally significant art collections around the globe, and we believe their next target lies in the UK.
01/01/2023	Red House Mysteries: New Year’s Day Challenge – The Hansted Triptych Before my Grandmother died she sent letters detailing strange sounds and unexplained problems with the house. She feared it was haunted and she had several priests visit and eventually hired a private detective to investigate the place.
01/01/2024	Red House Mysteries (Under new Lock and Code Management): New Year’s Day Challenge We’ve heard that Prof. Mortimer Light has resurfaced and we need to track him down before he can can carry out his mysterious plan! Simple.