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Something Wicked at the Mansion
Someone swapped Otto's drink. Everyone swears it wasn't them.
Can stand / sit on: chairarmchairbench
Solid — nobody there: tableplantbookshelffireplacesinktreebushpondstatue
What the witnesses say
Hazelthe antique dealer
“She was beside a statue.”
“She was beside a statue.”
Xavierthe painter
“He was beside a bush.”
“He was beside a bush.”
Gretathe gardener
“She was beside a chair.”
“She was beside a chair.”
Cyrusthe banker
“There was the fireplace in his row.”
“There was the fireplace in his row.”
Basilthe vicar
“He was beside a bench. He was not beside any plant.”
“He was beside a bench. He was not beside any plant.”
Beathe florist
“There was the pond in her column. She was beside a statue.”
“There was the pond in her column. She was beside a statue.”
Ottothe 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.
