CF-001
The Last Guest O Último Hóspede
A nautical chart has vanished from a hotel on the Portuguese coast. Four people give their version of the same night. Open the files and work out what really happened.
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CF-002
High Tide Maré Alta
A man falls down the stairs in a house the tide cuts off from the village. Everyone believes it was an accident. Then the police arrest the wrong brother.
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The Quiet Casebook
Twenty Small Mysteries
Twenty short investigations in one book: dispatch ledgers, timetables, maps, inventories and statements. Read the records, make your case. Hints and full solutions at the back.
| Contents | 20 cases · 64 questions |
|---|---|
| Format | 6 × 9 in paperback · 128 pages |
| Language | English |
| Status | Coming soon on Amazon |
Free file · CF-000
The Reading Room Brooch
Hotel Alcova, Friday night. A silver brooch left on the reading-room mantel is gone by half past nine. The reading room only opens with a guest keycard.
E1
Keycard log · reading room door
| 21:05 | Room 12 |
| 21:16 | Room 3 |
| 21:20 | Room 7 |
Entries only. Exits are not recorded.
E2
Guest camera · 21:14
Wide-angle view covering the whole reading room. Nobody inside. The brooch is on the mantel.
E3
Restaurant receipt
Table 6 · charged to Room 3 · paid 21:12
E4
Night porter's note
21:20 — opened the bookcase for Room 7. Mantel empty.
Statements taken at 22:00
Clara, Room 12 "I looked at the brooch around five past nine and left soon after."
Alma, Room 3 "I was at dinner until half past nine."
Bruno, Room 7 "When the porter and I got there, it was already gone."
Who took the brooch?
The full cases work the same way, with dozens of documents and a few red herrings.
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