There was sawdust around the body. The only footprints belonged to the dead man. Who stabbed him and how did they get away? Fresh sawdust was spread every morning in preparation for the matinee show. The workmen started from the centre, walking backwards as they raked, so as not to leave footprints. They worked …
Actually this is a slightly different version of the Twistery that went up on twitter. Someone got that straight away, so I thought I’d better make it a bit more devious: There was sawdust around the body. The only footprints belonged to the dead man. Who stabbed him and how did they get away? (I’ve …
It looked like suicide: both hands on the gun, the barrel in his mouth, head blown apart. Something about the face proved it was murder. There was a note. The usual. I can’t take it anymore. But DCI John Stafford was suspicious of suicide notes. DCI John Stafford was suspicious of everything. “An odd typeface …
It looked like suicide: both hands on the gun, the barrel in his mouth, head blown apart. Something about the face proved it was murder. Full solution tomorrow.
The locked room was empty apart from the smell of decomposition. They ripped up the boards to find a corpse clutching a strong magnet. Whether it was suicide or death by misadventure is unclear. Certainly, no note was found. However, in the weeks and days before his death, Montgomery Panton’s behaviour had been growing increasingly …