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title: Alum ‘Hunts’ for Another Business Success
date: 2022-02-18T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Alum ‘Hunts’ for Another Business Success

*February 18, 2022* — by [Shannon Clark M.Jour. ’22](/author/shannon-clark-m-jour-22)


> Game Brings Fictional Murder Mysteries to Doorsteps

*Agatha Christie 1920x1080 — Alum Ryan Hogan '13 provides a box that comes to purchasers' doorsteps with all the clues necessary to solve a murder mystery in the game "Hunt a Killer"—but players must supply their own quick-witted detective skills.*

Ever figured you could solve a murder mystery after binge-watching hours of “Law & Order”, or listening to the latest episode of your favorite serial killer podcast?

Serial (ha ha ha) entrepreneur Ryan Hogan ’13 thinks you can, too, so he created [Hunt a Killer](https://www.huntakiller.com/) (HAK), a murder mystery subscription box that allows buyers to solve a deadly crime over a series of episodes delivered to your door. Six years later, HAK has shipped over 3.5 million boxes.


*Ryan Hogan headshot*




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**Tags:** [Alumni](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni)


**Units:** [Robert H. Smith School of Business](https://today.umd.edu/topic/robert-h-smith-school-business)