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title: "Published at last"
url: "https://awest.uk/published-at-last/"
author: "Andrew West"
date: "2020-11-14T13:01:00+00:00"
modified: "2026-11-08T13:25:15+00:00"
type: "post"
categories: ["Life"]
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# Published at last

Unexpected discovery this morning:

Back in the day I used to write ‘non-murder-mystery’ games for [a US website](https://kids-mysteries.com). They were aimed at children’s parties: some kids were assigned specific characters and had a sheet of facts that only they knew, while everyone else was a detective who questioned the characters to solve the mystery.

It was all very gentle and without any murdering or real unpleasantness. I think the most shocking thing I got away with was a town mayor who went on a haunted house theme park ride and came out with white hair and unable to speak.

This came to mind because at work we’re talking about having a murder-mystery during our Christmas party on Zoom, and I remembered that one of mine had been quite festive. So I googled it.

It’s still [f](https://kids-mysteries.com/)[or sale](https://kids-mysteries.com/christmas_kids_mystery.htm), but apparently a few years back it was also packaged up as a book, which is [available on Amazon under my name](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1888475226/)! I am a published author on Amazon! Sort of! And have been for six years! I had no idea.

It has one review! Saying it’s too difficult! They got away lightly: I remember my editor adding extra clues, much to my chagrin.

I’m gonna buy it.