Sample opening of a Monthly Case File letter, faded before clues appear
Opening of a Letter One. Paid cases arrive by email as digital envelopes.
Digital mystery envelopes · One complete case

Solve a fair-play mystery by email, one letter every five days.

Monthly Case File delivers a fair-play mystery as printable letters and collectible extras. A digital envelope arrives every five days (or unlock all six at once). By letter 6, the last lock opens, and only then.

One-time purchase of one complete case: $27 drip (six letters over ~26 days) or $37 unlock-all. Not a subscription. Free Case · The Silver Bloom Cup available now.


What you’re actually buying

Not a PDF library. An unfinished story, and the question becomes what happens next.

The digital envelope

Every five days you receive a letter from a character inside the investigation, about two pages, plus printable extras: a map tile, a collectible plate, a clipping, a verdict card. Print what you want. Keep the rest on screen.

The Two-Lock ending

Letters 1–5 plant everything a sharp reader needs for who and how. The decisive why and final proof surface only in letter 6. Drip every five days, or unlock all six at once.

Q4 case lineup

Four registers. Same six-letter mechanic. Pick the flavor that fits how you like to read.

Detective · Whodunit

The Red Ledger Affair

Tone
Classic fair-play, precise, slightly formal
Age range
Adult
Puzzle type
Clues you can argue; ledger & alibis
Content level
Murder investigation; no gore focus
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Cozy · Gentle intrigue

Death at Primrose Tea

Tone
Warm, observant, lightly wry
Age range
Adult
Puzzle type
Domestic detail; village secrets
Content level
Quiet harm; no on-page gore
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True-Crime · FICTION · dossier tone

The Westbrook File

Tone
Document-forward fiction (not a real case)
Age range
Adult
Puzzle type
Memos, statements, what’s missing
Content level
FICTION label; sharper edges, no real victims
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Kids / Family · Ages ~9–14

The Case of Cabin Seven

Tone
Warm, curious, never babyish or scary
Age range
~9–14 (families reading aloud)
Puzzle type
Camp mystery; printable props
Content level
No murder; no child harmed; age-appropriate
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How to get a case

Each paid option is a one-time purchase of one complete six-letter mystery. Not a subscription.

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
Browse cases · Buy drip $27

Checkout on WarriorPlus (vendor Ry04Mac). 14-day money-back guarantee. Delivery by email from hello@monthlycasefile.com.

New here? Take the free complete three-letter mystery (Free Case · The Silver Bloom Cup). It does not spoil any paid case.