Valerie Porter and the Scarlet Scandal™
Murder, scandal and your first big break! You’re a young, aspiring reporter, hungry for your first big scoop in the male-dominated world of 1920’s journalism. Not settling for your role as secretary, you soon stumble upon a high-profile murder, a scandalous cover up and the framing of an innocent man.
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Murder, scandal and your first big break! You’re a young, aspiring reporter, hungry for your first big scoop in the male-dominated world of 1920’s journalism. Not settling for your role as secretary, you soon stumble upon a high-profile murder, a scandalous cover up and the framing of an innocent man. Using your keen intuition and razor-sharp wit, you must find hidden clues, locate missing objects and uncover enough evidence to solve the murder to help an innocent man go free. Do you have what it takes to crack the story and finally be recognized as a top investigative reporter?
- 21 locations to explore and 48 search screens to investigate
- 11 chapters of gameplay to master and solve
- 3 types of searches (traditional, category, and description) with a “Connect the dots” integrated combo mini-game
- 8 investigative journalism mini-games to help you solve the case!
