The Cold Lamp

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

Nobody else ran, so you're the coroner now — and the old keeper at the foot of the Cold Lamp's stairs did not simply fall.

small-town coroner mysteryNewBook 1 of 3

~114–117 pages · 12 chapters · 3 endings · 484M paths

A book that casts you as the lead

This is a personalized choose-your-own-adventure book: before you begin, it asks a few questions, then weaves your answers into the prose while your choices steer the plot. The full story is free to read in your browser — no account needed for the opening — and if it becomes yours, you can keep it as a personalized PDF.

How it becomes your story

From your profile: name, pronouns, hair color, eye color, handedness.

This story asks: coroner car, field drink, notebook.

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