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Last Call at the Old House
Nobody saw anything. Nobody heard anything. Olive still ended up dead.
Can stand / sit on: chairstoolbenchrug
Solid — nobody there: tableplantpianostoveTVtreebushpondgrandfather clock
What the witnesses say
Zekethe farmer
“He was in the Living Room. He was not beside the piano.”
“He was in the Living Room. He was not beside the piano.”
Ottothe clockmaker
“He was beside a chair.”
“He was beside a chair.”
Nicothe barista
“He was in the same room as Daisy. He was in a corner of a room.”
“He was in the same room as Daisy. He was in a corner of a room.”
Daisythe dog walker
“She was beside a chair.”
“She was beside a chair.”
Emmettthe plumber
“He was beside a bush. He was in a corner of a room.”
“He was beside a bush. He was in a corner of a room.”
Olivethe 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.
