Operation Shearwater - Plymouth Murder

A business partner is dead on the Plymouth waterfront. You're the detective. Who did it?

Operation Shearwater is a print-at-home murder-mystery case file in the style of a real UK police investigation. Property developer Marcus Reeve has been found at the foot of the scaffolding inside a half-converted Sutton Harbour warehouse - made to look like a fall. The post-mortem says otherwise. Four people had a reason to want him gone. Work the evidence, break the alibis, and name the killer.

No app, no host required to play, no acting. Just you (or your table) versus a wallet of realistic documents. Read everything, cross-reference the timeline, and commit to a verdict before you open the sealed solution.

What's inside (24-Document, 68 Pages - PDF case file)

• Investigator's brief, case summary & full chronology
• Crime-scene examination report and a real Plymouth map of the locus
• Home Office post-mortem, DNA and fingerprint reports
• Two recorded suspect interviews and a witness statement
• Financial trail: insurance, bank records and a suspicious invoice
• Digital evidence: emails, messages, ANPR/CCTV, door-access and cell-site data
• A Means / Motive / Opportunity worksheet to crack the case
• A separate sealed solution that reveals the answer and how every clue points to it

The details

• Difficulty: Medium - tricky but fair. Every clue you need is in the file.
• Players: 1-6 (solo, couples, or a group)
• Play time: approximately 90-120 minutes
• Format: instant digital download, print-ready A4 PDF
• Setting: Plymouth, Devon - the Barbican & Sutton Harbour

Fair-play promise: nothing is held back for the reveal. Line up what people say against what the records show, follow the timeline, and the answer is provable before you ever break the seal.

Print it, pour a drink, and play the detective.

Digital download. All persons, companies and events are fictitious; this is a game prop, not a genuine record.