Last Wednesday, the Pinewood County library’s copies of “The World’s Most Interesting Mystery” by famed cozy mystery author “Cher. Lockholmez" disappeared from the library. The police have called you, Pinewood’s best detective, in hopes of solving the case. You’ve been provided with everything the police were able to collect about this mystery. This includes a police report, something found at the crime scene, a security camera photo, a map of the two floors of the library, and seven witness/suspect statements from everyone in the library at the time of the crime. Using the evidence provided and your wits, can you solve this mystery?
Note: Carefully look over each piece of evidence to solve the case. You may want a notebook or scrap paper to take your own notes. Each piece of evidence is available in two formats. You can click on the picture and read each piece of evidence or you can click on the PDF version of the evidence to read or download. If you download and print the evidence, don’t be afraid to mark up the clues using a pencil, just make sure you have an eraser handy as well. If you happen to get stuck, three hints have been provided to you in the form of a word scramble at the bottom of the page, use them wisely or try to solve the case without them.
Best of luck!
The first floor of the library is pictured here.
The second floor of the library is pictured here.
*Hint One* otw fo hte eplepo deeivnwtrei rea nlgyi buaot ithogmnes
Two of the people interviewed are lying about something
*Hint Two* crompae hte temliien fo hte icemr ot hte temliien fo ehca scuspet
Compare the timeline of the crime to the timeline for each suspect
*Hint Three* crompae hte pohphgtaro ot lal scuspet sotftui
Compare the photograph to all suspect outfits
Having trouble? Using your mouse, highlight the area below each hint to reveal the unscrambled words.
