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The game is afoot” is an expression often associated with Sherlock Holmes, but Shakespeare said it first (twice). Sherlock Holmes, incidentally, only said it once in the entire Arthur Conan Doyle canon, and that was in “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange.” The word “game” conjures up images of sports, contests, recreational challenges, and strategy. I would argue that all mystery and detective fiction has an element of gaming, from the classical fair-play whodunits to the cat-and-mouse chases of thrillers and suspense novels. In this installment of The Jury Box, I’ll share a number of new mysteries that highlight the