While a paper cadaver is certainly less horrifying than the real thing, the lightly gruesome and ever murderous nature of this mystery means that you’ll probably want to keep younger sleuths away from the coroner’s office. Those of the teenage tenacity and older may be able to stomach the contents of… well, the victim’s stomach, or rather their whole body. Investigate your way through a series of elementary puzzles in order to aid in your investigation. Your primary focus will be on the deductive mystery itself: figuring out whodunnit, how they did it, and why?

On average, an actual autopsy takes about two to four hours to perform. Convenient then that the entirety of Body of Evidence - Best Served Cold should take about the same. While you won’t need to spend as much time cutting into this cadaver as an actual coroner would, you’ll find there’s quite a bit of deductive detective work that needs your astute attention. Of course detective, we know you’re quite busy so the Thornhill Police Department has conveniently split the contents of this case into three files creating natural breaks in case you need a fresh cup of coffee or a bit of time off.

Once you’re on the payroll you’ll be handed three files that’ll contain everything you need to solve the case. Well, almost everything. Head down to the Coroner’s Office and unpack a paper-craft cadaver that’ll unfold on the slab before you (kitchen tables or breakfast bars make a great substitute, you can even put it on the floor). The Coroner’s Handbook will guide you through the three steps of an autopsy, helping you collect the information you need to answer six questions throughout your investigations. The department has even packed in some evidence cards that’ll let you connect the dots (or the red string in this case).

With witness statements, crime scene photos, newspaper clippings, and a whole lot of circumstantial evidence you should be able to put together a timeline of events that’ll help you track down the killer. At the end, you can report your findings to the commissioner and see just how close you were to calling it like it was. The fourth file contains the answers you’re looking for.