The Westbrook File
Westbrook-on-Sea, autumn 1931. The texture of a file (memos, statements, redacted lines) wrapped around a story that is entirely invented. Fair play still rules.
- FICTION · not a real case
- 6 letters · one complete case
- One-time purchase
Indoor slippers in coal dust. Dry outdoor boots under the hall bench.
Important: This register is fiction with a documentary surface. No real victims, no real open cases, no “based on” claims. You get the dossier feeling without exploiting anyone’s real grief.
Clarion reporter Clara Finch shares a Watch Committee file after Ruth Ellery is found below the cliff path and filed as fog misadventure. Indoor slippers in coal dust and dry outdoor boots under the hall bench do not match a walk in the fog. One early clue: empty boarding-house rooms that still show “guest” lines in a private night register.
Digital envelopes. One complete case.
Each delivery is a letter (~2 pages) plus printable extras. Choose the $27 drip (one letter every 5 days over about 26 days) or $37 unlock-all (all six at once). Two-Lock ending: letters 1–5 plant who and how; the decisive why and final proof open in letter 6.
Controlled, document-aware voice. Occasional dry friction when the official story does not match the page in your hand.
Buy one complete case
Both options are a single purchase of the same six-letter case. No recurring billing.
Month drip
$27
$27: One-time purchase of one complete case: six letters delivered over 26 days (one every 5 days). Not a subscription.
- Letter 1 now, then every 5 days through letter 6
- Letter + printable extras
- Lock Two opens in letter 6
Unlock all letters
$37
$37: One-time purchase of the same complete case with all six letters unlocked at once.
- The complete case immediately
- Same letters and printables
- Read at your own pace
Payment runs on WarriorPlus (vendor name appears as Ry04Mac). 14-day money-back guarantee. Letters arrive by email from hello@monthlycasefile.com.
New to the format? Get the free complete three-letter mystery (The Silver Bloom Cup). It does not spoil this case.
Yes / skip
✓ Yes if…
- You want podcast-adjacent atmosphere with puzzle integrity
- You like reading memos and noticing what’s missing
- You want documentary texture without real victims
✗ Skip if…
- You want a real-crime documentary
- You want cozy tea-steam warmth (see Primrose Tea)
- You hate forming a theory before the end
FAQ
Is this a real case?
No. Entirely fictional. No real victims, no real open cases, no “inspired by” claims. The documentary surface is a storytelling choice, not journalism.
Is this a subscription or physical mail?
No. Both $27 and $37 are one-time purchases of one complete digital case. Letters arrive by email. Print what you want; keep the rest on screen. Not a recurring subscription and not postal mail.
What if I stop reading early?
You keep every letter already delivered. The drip is not a cancelable subscription that stops billing; you already paid once. Lock Two (the decisive why and final proof) is in letter 6, so finishing matters for the ending, not because billing continues.
How does checkout work?
Checkout opens WarriorPlus in a new tab. Vendor name appears as Ry04Mac. Choose Buy drip · $27 or Unlock all · $37. 14-day money-back guarantee. Delivery by email from hello@monthlycasefile.com.
Does the free case spoil this one?
No. The free complete three-letter mystery (The Silver Bloom Cup) is a separate mini-case and does not spoil any paid case.
Open the file.
One complete fiction dossier. Document-forward. An ending that waits for letter 6.