Independent puzzle books · Uncommon curiosity
For the gloriously curious. The one-more-clue crowd. The minds that can’t leave a good mystery alone.
EXHIBITS A, B & C / SNO MUCH TO HIDE
01 / The shelf
Meet Sno Much to Hide, the upcoming winter mystery series in our Oddquiries collection.
Christmas cheer. Creative credit. A cover-up waiting to unravel.
A festive Texas resort sets the scene for a murder mystery tangled in business secrets and disputed creative credit. Expect a holiday investigation with plenty beneath the surface.
In development. Release details will appear here when they’re ready.
A winter escape. Suspicious luggage. Some stories don’t travel well.
An aurora-lit getaway is the starting point for a new investigation. The details are still being packed, but this escape promises more to unpack than a suitcase.
In development. Release details will appear here when they’re ready.
Ice sculptures. Heated competition. A vote with a very cold aftermath.
An ice-sculpture competition turns the spotlight on judging, votes, and the people with something at stake. A winter mystery where the results deserve a closer look.
In development. Release details will appear here when they’re ready.
Every book is being developed around one big murder mystery.
No release dates announced yet. Good things are taking shape.
02 / Inside an Oddquiry
Fill a square. Find a connection. Follow a line of reasoning. Our upcoming books bring visual discovery and murder-mystery deduction together, one page at a time.
30nonogramsPlanned per book
30companion activitiesPlanned per book
Numbers become a picture.
A picture opens up a question.
Notice → Connect → Deduce
Illustration of the idea. The books are in development.
A little gift for curious minds
Coming soonWe’re preparing The Odd Little Casebook: a complete, stand-alone mini murder mystery. A little introduction to our puzzle-led investigations, with a case of its own to solve.
Inside the planned casebook
Planned as a free gift for our mailing list. Sign-up and download details will appear here when the case is ready.
03 / Field notes
Ways to play, things to notice, and a few good reasons to put your phone down.
A pencil, a small group, and a mystery worth talking through. Plan a relaxed puzzle night with a shared book and room for everyone's theories.
Read the field note ↗Small, practical ways to make a paper puzzle part of your day, whether you're solving alone, sharing a table, or making an evening of it.
Read the field note ↗Learn how nonogram clues work, why an empty square matters, and how a revealed image can become part of a larger mystery.
Read the field note ↗04 / About the author
Oddly Clever Press creates puzzle-led mysteries for readers who enjoy noticing details, testing a theory, and working toward an answer. Its upcoming Oddquiries collection combines large-print nonograms with matching, timeline, and spatial-logic puzzles, bringing visual clues and deduction together on the page.
The aim is an inviting challenge that builds gradually, with hints and answers included in each book. Sno Much to Hide, the winter mystery series, is coming soon. Whether you prefer a quiet hour with a pencil or a shared investigation around the table, Oddly Clever Press makes room for curiosity, conversation, and the satisfaction of figuring something out.
Oddly Clever Press
For minds that wander. And wonder.