A Detective's Novel is a mystery visual novel where you investigate a murder at an isolated mountain estate. William Goldberg, a wealthy arms manufacturer, has died under suspicious circumstances with only family and close associates present. You play as Knox, a detective with over a hundred solved cases, accompanied by a younger partner sent to monitor your work. The gameplay centers on examining crime scenes, gathering physical evidence, and interrogating suspects to piece together who committed the murder and why. Everyone at the mansion had opportunity—your job is figuring out means and motive. The game draws inspiration from classic detective fiction, presenting all clues needed to solve the case through deduction rather than guesswork. It's structured as a traditional whodunit where careful attention to contradictions and testimony reveals the culprit.
