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The Wrong Book

Summary: The Wrong Book is a 3-day case set in 1948 New York City, around the Times Square neighborhood. Jack Deverell is a private investigator hired to recover a valuable book stolen under mysterious circumstances.
Lead stats: 174 Leads / 7 Docs / 33 Markers / 12 Images / 3 Days / 29.7k Words (174 avg.) / 192.4 KB
Author(s): Jesse Reichler <jessereichler@gmail.com>
Game system: nyNoir
Campaign: High & Low (part 6)
Game date: 3/1/1948
Additional credits: Editing by Debbie Levy
Difficulty: 4/5
Playtime: 4 hours (3 days)
Cautions: Occasional adult language
Version: 2.18 (6/13/26)
Game status: playable
Features: Campaign Track time of day while playing Contacts/Allies Events Recommended game
Thumbs Up: 4
Downloads: 182 (views 209)
Owner account: admin (Jesse)
Created: Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 07:44 PM CDT
Published/Updated: Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 04:12 AM CDT

Published Files:

wrongBook_soloForScreen_letter.pdf (15.8 MB) Play
wrongBook_twocol_a4.pdf (15.1 MB)
wrongBook_twocol_letter.pdf (15.2 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

“Great exciting case”
Recommended

Great case. Extremely fun, with many original mechanics. At times, it really made you feel like a detective, combing through New York’s neighborhoods—a very different experience compared to SHCD. The story was intriguing and creative, and the difficulty was well balanced. For my partner and me, this was the best of the published cases. Thank you very much!

— Seronda (Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 06:13 AM CDT)

Response from the game author — admin (Jesse) (Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 04:16 PM CDT)

I'm so glad you liked it! Reading comments like this makes it all worth while. -jesse

“A harder case for more advanced players”
Recommended

It is worth trying this one. It helps if you are well versed in the genre, but if not just use the hints and don't feel bad...

— Anna (Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 06:44 AM CDT)

“Some reviews on bgg”
Recommended

Some reviews on bgg: Review by John Kean; Review by Nigel Thomas

— admin (Jesse) (Wed, May 20, 2026 at 07:27 PM CDT)

“Very Enjoyable Case!”
Recommended

This was a fun and enjoyable case, with a nice level of difficulty/challenge. The story was intriguing and had some creative twists throughout.

— rewildman (Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 07:52 PM CDT)