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The Grand Hotel Mystery
The dog started barking at Jasper's door. It was already too late.
Sunday special: one suspect is lying — the killer. Everyone else tells the truth.
Can stand / sit on: armchairstoolbenchrugbathtub
Solid — nobody there: tableplantpianosinkpondgrill
What the witnesses say
Umathe architect
“She was beside a sink.”
“She was beside a sink.”
Leothe lifeguard
“He was beside the pond.”
“He was beside the pond.”
Yarathe doctor
“She was beside a rug.”
“She was beside a rug.”
Kurtthe security guard
“He was beside a plant.”
“He was beside a plant.”
Adathe baker
“She was beside the grill.”
“She was beside the grill.”
Jasperthe 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 — except the killer’s. “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.
