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Can stand / sit on: stool
Solid — nobody there: tabledining tabledeskplantbookshelffridgesinkTVgrandfather clock
What the witnesses say
Milothe student
“He was exactly one row north of Greta.”
“He was exactly one row north of Greta.”
Emmettthe plumber
“He was in a corner of a room.”
“He was in a corner of a room.”
Gretathe gardener
“She was beside a table. She was diagonally next to Milo.”
“She was beside a table. She was diagonally next to Milo.”
Fernthe yoga teacher
“She was diagonally next to Emmett.”
“She was diagonally next to Emmett.”
Mabelthe librarian
“She was in the Kitchenette.”
“She was in the Kitchenette.”
Theothe 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.
