In March, Americans’ attention turns toward the excitement of the NCAA basketball tournament and the joy of bracketology—aka guessing who will win games in a winners-take-all scenario.

But why stop the prediction fun there?

Tule Mystery invites you to join the fun with your hobby, too: mystery books! Simply guess which one you think readers will vote to advance in the month of March—and win all 16 mystery books if you get the most correct. It’s our version of winner takes all.

(But we have some cool prizes for runner-up and third place, too!)

It’s a two-step process that begins with some sleuthing of your own.

Step one: click here to fill out your predictions. Want to know more about each book in the competition? See the info button for each title under the Participants tab and choose wisely—once you complete your entry, there’s no going back. You have until midnight on March 10 to complete your guesses. At that time, all entries will be locked in, and voting will start on March 11 between book pairings to see who wins each round. The more accurate your predictions, the better your chance at winning.

Be sure to bookmark the bracket page as well to check your standing in the Predictions Ranking tab.

Step two: Our books can’t actually lace up tennis shoes and dunk on each other on a basketball court. Instead, we’re going to ask mystery readers to vote on which title should advance in each pairing.

Round one: March 11 – 17, 2024

Round two: March 18 – 25, 2024

Round three: March 25 – March 31, 2024

Round four: April 1 – 8, 2024

The winners will be declared on the Tule Mystery Facebook page at 9 p.m. EST on April 8.

Starting March 11, look for Tule Mystery’s voting links through our Tule Mystery Facebook page, our Tule X account, and in our newsletter. Feel free to share the voting links with your fellow mystery readers. Influencing the vote is definitely allowed, but everyone gets just one opportunity to vote in each round.

Questions? Email Julie Sturgeon at tulepublishing@gmail.com and put “Tule Mystery Madness” in the subject line.

Bracket voting starts here: https://widgets.commoninja.com/3369c8dc-ef14-444f-9608-0c584094ed28

Want more Tule Mystery? Check out whodunnit and what’s coming soon at our mystery page here.