The second adventure in the City Guard Chronicles series keeps the quality level of the first one: The layout is a pleasure to look at and works rather well, important clues are clearly labeled and the linked overview of the whole case makes a return.

The structure of the case is well-made (not too strict and linear, but always with useful clues what to do next) and also includes a bunch of other cases that you can introduce in different ways, which is a neat idea. Also, it doesn’t just follow the same formula as the first adventure, which was a nice surprise as well. Important locations come with their own floor plans. I hope the authors can keep this up!

There’s an quick overview of the setting included which also covers new Edges, should you create your own player characters. If you don’t want that, there are also eight pre-generated characters inside, which are not only an interesting mixture but can also shine in the particular adventure.

If you like fantasy-noir detective adventures, you should pick this up!

Premade adventures, mysteries in particular, are often hard to read and run as a GM. With the Case of the Missing daughter, the authors have done a spectacular job of making it easy for the GM to follow the important parts and who is who. I really like the writing and the plot, but the best part is the layout and design, which is something that adventure designers in general should try and leard from.