The year is 1258. A wealthy merchant is found dead at a caravanserai along the Silk Road. As the Sultan's appointed investigator, you must question traders, scribes, and diplomats across a world of Persian palaces and desert camps. An empire's secrets lie buried in the sand.
Play Now — Begin Your InvestigationSix suspects from the crossroads of civilization. Each carries secrets from a different empire.
The wealthiest trader on the Silk Road. Her caravans carry more than silk — they carry secrets.
Royal scribe with access to the Sultan's private correspondence. What has he read that he shouldn't have?
Chinese diplomatic envoy. She arrived with gifts and left with intelligence.
Byzantine mercenary hired to protect the caravan. But who hired him, and why?
Palace physician who knows everyone's ailments — and everyone's secrets.
His spice routes span three continents. His debts span even further.
Travel the ancient Silk Road. Every location holds clues to the merchant's murder.
What makes The Silk Road Murders unique
Six suspects from different cultures. Each speaks with authentic historical context.
Travel between Persian palaces, desert oases, and bustling medieval bazaars.
Navigate diplomacy between empires. Your questions cross cultural boundaries.
5 chapters spanning the length of the ancient Silk Road.