The Bitter Edge
Summary: Derek Brooks, manager of The Bitter Edge comedy club on Bleecker Street, in Greenwich Village, comes face to face with the ghost of a murdered detective. What Derek really wants is to enjoy some laughs at his club, but he's forced to investigate. Soon, he's mired in the dark mud of the dead detective's last case.
Lead stats: 78 Leads / 2 Docs / 14 Markers / 3 Images / 2 Days / 20.0k Words (262 avg.) / 114.8 KB
Author(s): Marthinus Conradie <ConradieMS@ufs.ac.za>
Game system: nyNoir
Game date: 09/03/1932
Difficulty: 3/5
Playtime: 3 hours
Version: 1.51 (4/18/26)
Game status: Playable
Features: 
Thumbs Up: 4
Downloads: 43 (views 28)
Owner account: Marthinus
Created: Sun, Jul 06, 2025 at 01:36 AM
Published/Updated: Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 09:49 PM
Published Files:
- bitterEdge_soloForScreen_letter.pdf (9.1 MB)
- bitterEdge_twocol_a4.pdf (8.8 MB)
- bitterEdge_twocol_letter.pdf (8.8 MB)
Additional Instructions
To play this case, you need to download two things:
- One of the above casebooks in your preferred format (grab the final _twocol_letter.pdf if you are going to print it, or _soloForScreen_letter.pdf if you are going to play it on a screen).
- The New York Noir v6 directories, rules, and other additional files needed to play this case in pdf format
Alternatively, instead of using pdf directories you can use the online directory and map search tools.
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Reviews
Recommended
I always enjoy playing NY Noir, but it was one of the memorable cases.
Recommended
If you don't have the time for a large campaign this will hit the sweet spot. Both days have a unique investigative feel while continuing one story. Would enjoy seeing more of the Brooks and his club in future cases. A rich setting to further develop.
Disclosure: Joined for the livestream playtest of the case and am a fellow case writer myself.
Recommended
This was my first case using the New York Noir platform…and it didn’t disappoint! I played it all online (although I can see it would be fun to have printed directories) and found the system intuitive and easy to use - even for somebody who has never been to America, let alone New York 😊. The case was interesting, wonderfully written and I need all my deductive prowess to solve the mystery. I will definitely be checking out more cases as a result of this experience.
Recommended
We played this case live on youtube and loved it. Great writing and fun mystery. My favorite part was the two act structure over two days, very cool twist. Also really fun pair of protagonists.