My family was written in the stars

CARMINE ‘THE SNAKE’ PERSICO WAS A GANGSTER’S GANGSTER: A STONE-COLD KILLER WHO MAINTAINED HIS POSITION AS BOSS OF NYC’S COLOMBO CRIME FAMILY DESPITE BEING SENTENCED TO 139 YEARS IN PRISON IN THE 1980S

This is a cosy crime mystery with a difference – where you’re the detective! Read the story and then use your powers of deduction to identify the killer as well as their method and motive for a chance to win £500

Merrie couldn’t find her husband anywhere. The day before Christmas Eve was always busy and at 9.30am she’d expect to find him in the warehouse, checking on packing and loading and last-minute orders.

Someone wasn’t telling the truth, but who?

Haylee Cole, 31, said goodnight to her mum Tami – then never saw her again...

At 94, my gran was the hear t of our family. But hours after chatting to her, I got a shocking phone call and my world crumbled. By Brian Kirk, 50