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Every budding detective needs a journal to jot down clues and evidence and the My Secret Diary will keep those notes safe from prying eyes. The invisible ink pen writes messages without leaving a trace, and a concealed light cap reveals the secrets when it shines on the paper. A lock and key gives any budding Miss Marple or Perry Mason extra privacy. HK$135 at Bizzie Lizzie, G/F, 1 Ngan Wan Road, Mui Wo, South Lantau, tel: 9387 5305 or bizzielizzie.wazala.com
Observational skills are used in this detective board game. Its Sherlock Holmes has all the elements needed to solve the case of a missing museum artefact. There are cards for suspects, innocents and Scotland Yard, and a wipe-clean notes board. HK$249 at ItsImagical, unit G29 to G34, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2375 6020
The all-in-one Evidence Kit contains nifty tools to help uncover data, including glow-in-the-dark dust and brush, a microscope and a torch, as well as a fingerprint kit for hours of digit-printing fun. HK$200 at Toys Club, 1913 Horizon Plaza, 2 Lei Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau, tel: 2836 0875
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