Window latch
Dry, although rain has fallen for an hour.
Free Mystery · A missing letter
The Missing Letter
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Case Overview
Rain strikes the windows of Blackthorn House. Eleanor steps away for seven minutes; when she returns, the sealed letter that could expose her secret is gone. The study door is still locked.…
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The Missing Letter
Rain strikes the windows of Blackthorn House. Eleanor steps away for seven minutes; when she returns, the sealed letter that could expose her secret is gone. The study door is still locked. Three guests were close enough to take it—and each has a reason to keep Eleanor quiet. “Nobody entered,” Miles insists. “I left the house before nine.”
What matters most?
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Brass study key
Warm to the touch, with fresh candle wax.
Kitchen receipt
Signed “M. Reed” at 9:07 p.m.
Detective Challenge
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Review the Suspects
Miles ReedClara ValeAdrian Moore
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