Welcome to Mystery Godoku, a weekly puzzle created by the editors of the .

Godoku is similar to Sudoku, but uses letters instead of numbers. The goal of Godoku is to fill in every empty box with one of nine letters. Each letter can appear only once in each horizontal row as well as in each vertical column and in each of the 3x3 grids. Some letters are always provided to get you started. Finally, we also give you a mystery clue to fill in a complete row or column (if you choose to use it!).

Select a recent puzzle from the list below or choose one of the many puzzles from our archives.

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for the Week of 03/15/2010

Bill Guttentag’s debut novel, a crime drama set on the streets of Hollywood, has this title (9 letters).

This week's letters: A B D E L O R U V

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for 03/15/2010

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for the Week of 03/08/2010

This is the title of Michael H. Thomson's debut novel featuring journalist Toby Thomas (with "The") (9 letters).

This week's letters: B E H I L P R S U

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for 03/08/2010

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for the Week of 03/01/2010

This Bill Pronzini short story features a con man who picks the wrong marks (9 letters).

This week's letters: A D E H K O R S W

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for 03/01/2010

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for the Week of 02/22/2010

This 2000 thriller by R. J. Kaiser features attorney Gabe Rose and his "crazy" client (9 letters).

This week's letters: A C E F I K R T U

Mystery Godoku Puzzle for 02/22/2010

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