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Last Call at the Café
Xavier was found face down. Someone in this building knows exactly why.
Can stand / sit on: chair
Solid — nobody there: deskbookshelfstovefridgesinkcrategrandfather clock
What the witnesses say
Basilthe vicar
“He was beside the stove.”
“He was beside the stove.”
Devthe postman
“He was beside a sink.”
“He was beside a sink.”
Nellthe nurse
“She was in the Storeroom.”
“She was in the Storeroom.”
Wandathe fortune teller
“She was beside a desk.”
“She was beside a desk.”
Xavierthe victim
Found dead — alone in a room with the killer.
Found dead — alone in a room with the killer.
The rules
- Exactly one person in every row and every column.
- Nobody stands on solid furniture; chairs, sofas, beds and rugs are fine.
- Every statement is true. “Beside” means the square directly next to it; north is up.
- The victim was alone in a room with exactly one other person: the killer.
This is today's case — the answer appears here tomorrow. Solve it now.
The book
80 more cases in Room for Murder
Five chapters of floor-plan mysteries, from cosy cottages to a lying-killer chapter, with answers in the back.
