Woken up in the middle of the night in your hotel room with police busting down your door is only how Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved starts. On a study trip abroad to the fictional European country of Vendreka, the lead detective from the local force investigating the murder that happened the floor above you decides a fresh perspective from literature students – you and your friend Emma – might be a benefit. It's unorthodox, but, hey, that's gaming, and I can never turn down the chance for a bit of digital sleuthing.
But this is just the tutorial. Quickly transitioning to a sleeper train as you take a Eurostar-like journey from Vendreka to London, Emma meets a mysterious woman who then promptly seems to disappear. Enlisting you to help unravel the disappearance leads to unearthing a conspiracy – was she murdered, abducted, or something else? And what do the eclectic and larger-than-life personalities of the other staff and passengers know about it that they won't tell you?
