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 / 29.5k Words (173 avg.) / 188.1 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: 2.17 (5/18/26)
Game status: playable
Features: 
Thumbs Up: 3
Downloads: 33 (views 36)
Owner account: admin (Jesse)
Created: Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 07:44 PM
Published/Updated: Tue, May 19, 2026 at 07:06 AM
Published Files:
- wrongBook_soloForScreen_letter.pdf (15.8 MB)
- wrongBook_twocol_a4.pdf (15.1 MB)
- wrongBook_twocol_letter.pdf (15.1 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
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...
Recommended
Some reviews on bgg: Review by John Kean; Review by Nigel Thomas
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.