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Can you solve this murder?

5 suspects. 8 true statements. 1 killer.

No sign-up. 10 pages with the full solution.

The case 30 evidence sheet, a logic grid with pencil X marks, pinned with red string over the story page, with a yellow pencil.

Case 30 · Medium, how-to included

The Nine O'Clock Note

Hollywood, 1950s. The most feared gossip columnist in town sends five people the same note: “Nine o'clock sharp. This changes everything.” At ten to nine, he's found dead.

Everyone tells the truth. Nobody tells all of it.

How to play

  1. Print pages 2 to 6Page 2 shows you how to solve, and pages 3 to 6 are the case. Letter or A4 both work.
  2. Read the story and the 8 statementsEvery statement is true. The answer hides in what each suspect leaves out.
  3. Work the evidence sheetMark X when a statement rules a pair out and O when you know a pair is true.
  4. Pin the murder board and name the killerRun a string from each suspect to their weapon and their place. Then turn to pages 8 and 9 for the answer and every step of the reasoning.
The back cover of Killibi. Killibi: 50 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles, by G. Lariva. Paperback cover.

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Case 30 comes from Killibi, a paperback of 50 murder mystery logic puzzles. Five settings, four ranks from Constable to Chief Inspector, and a solution for every case at the back.