Name the ultimate puzzler from fiction.
If you didnt say Sherlock Holmes, then I need to read what youre reading.
In many depictions, Holmes seems to care about nothing other than the puzzles his cases pose.
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This week youll slip into Sherlocks deerstalker and solve two whodunits.
Both have intended solutionsthe simpler the better.
Read carefully, gather clues, and crack the case.
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The game is afoot.
Did you miss last weeks puzzle?
Check it outhere, and find its solution at the bottom of todays article.
Be careful not to read too far ahead if you havent solved last weeks yet!
Puzzle #35: Whodunits
1.
This is an open-and-shut case of suicide.
Do you mind indulging us with what you know took place here today?
Meanswell glanced at his watch and sighed.
A man named Diddy Jump was found dead on the front lawn of his apartment building.
It appears he jumped out of the window of his studio apartment.
His landlord, a sweet old lady named Agatha, found him.
Poor lady seems shaken up by the whole ordeal.
Did you inspect his apartment?
Pitch black, beer bottles everywhere, and a stale stench.
As soon as we flicked on the light, we saw the suicide note on the bed.
It said that he couldnt continue on his path of self-destruction and he wanted to end it all.
Very sad, really.
Sad indeed, I suspect we have foul play on our hands.
Why does Sherlock suspect a murder?
This ones gotta be a suicide, pled Chief of Police, Henry Meanswell.
The only reason I havent already booked it is because of my mishap at last weeks crime scene.
Sorry to call you here so late, but I figured I should let you take a look first.
Sherlock inspected the noose around Mrs. Howes neck.
Shes wearing a wedding band.
Its always the husband.
Meanswell had an eager retort, as though he had practiced: That was my first thought too.
However, he has an airtight alibi.
Seldom such a thing, smirked Sherlock.
Mr. Howe works at an automotive factory an hour and a half drive away.
Security footage and multiple eyewitnesses confirm he was at work all day and he clocked out at 5:30 pm.
Or maybe he hired a hitman?
He didnt need a contraption nor a hitman.
Bring Mr. Howe in for questioning.
Why doesnt Sherlock view Mr. Howes alibi as exonerating?
Ill be back next Monday with the answer and a new puzzle.
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