Find Lavinia's Killer: A Murder Mystery Logic Puzzle - 30,000 Suspects, 18 Clues, One Killer - Paperback

by Tessa Hollcroft (Author)

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Lavinia is dead, and one of 30,000 people did it.

She was known to everyone and trusted by few. When she died, she

left behind no confession and no witness - only a list. Every

person who might have wished her harm is named within these pages,

and among them, hidden in plain sight, is the one who is guilty.

This is not a novel to be read from cover to cover. It is a case

file to be worked, a puzzle to be solved, and a killer to be caught

using nothing but logic and a steady hand.

HOW IT WORKS

Inside you will find a complete list of all 30,000 suspects and a

set of eighteen clues. Every clue is a plain, verifiable fact about

the person responsible - the letters in their name, its length, the

way it begins or ends. None is a trick. None is a false trail.

Taken together, they point to exactly one person.

Your task is simple to describe and deeply satisfying to carry out.

Read a clue. Cross out every suspect it rules out. Move to the next,

and the next, watching the field of possibilities narrow with each

one. When you have worked through all eighteen, a single name will

remain uncrossed. That name is the killer.

A REAL PUZZLE, FAIRLY MADE

This is a puzzle built to respect the solver. The suspect list is

deliberately shuffled, so there are no shortcuts, no blocks of names

to skip, and no way to guess your way to the answer. Every name must

be read and judged on its own. And unlike many puzzles of its kind,

the solution here is guaranteed: each book is verified to resolve to

exactly one suspect, so the answer you reach through careful

deduction is the only answer possible.

There is no story to follow, no characters to keep track of, and no

outside knowledge required. What you bring is patience, attention,

and the quiet pleasure of reasoning your way to the truth. What the

book provides is a case that holds together from the first clue to

the last.

WHO IT IS FOR

Find Lavinia's Killer is made for puzzle enthusiasts who want

something more absorbing than a crossword, for mystery readers who

have always wanted to do the detecting themselves, and for anyone

who enjoys pure deductive reasoning. It makes an ideal companion for

a quiet evening, a long journey, or a rainy afternoon, and a

memorable gift for the armchair detective in your life. All you need

to begin is a pen, a comfortable chair, and a sharp eye.

The suspects are waiting. The clues are on the page. The answer is

sealed at the back - but see how far you can get before you turn to

it.

One name. Eighteen clues. 30,000 suspects. The rest is up to you.