VICTIM #1

VICTIM #1 CLUES — CHAPTERS 1 - 4

CLUE 1

The victim is not named after a flower.

CLUE 2

The victim's name contains exactly two vowels.

CLUE 3

The victim's name does not start with a vowel.

CLUE 4

The victim's name has more than four letters.

CLUE 5

The victim's name ends with the letter N.

CLUE 6

The victim's name can be found in a chapter with a title that contains the letter A exactly twice, and the victim's name appears on the same line as a month.

VICTIM #1 MURDER WEAPON — CHAPTER 5: SLIPPING AWAY

WEAPON CLUE 1

The weapon is not made of metal.

WEAPON CLUE 2

The weapon's name contains more than one word.

WEAPON CLUE 3

The weapon's name does not contain the letter A.

WEAPON CLUE 4

The weapon's primary purpose does not involve cutting or chopping.

WEAPON CLUE 5

The weapon is associated with an outdoor activity that involves water.

VICTIM #1 MURDER LOCATION — CHAPTER 6: THE HALLWAY

LOCATION CLUE 1

The location's name contains less than six letters.

LOCATION CLUE 2

The location typically has indoor corridors connecting its rooms.

LOCATION CLUE 3

The location's name does not contain the letter P.

LOCATION CLUE 4

The location's name appears four words from the right side of the formatted list of rows in this chapter.

LOCATION CLUE 5

The first three letters of the location's name describe a temperature.

VICTIM #2

VICTIM #2 CLUES — CHAPTERS 7 - 10

CLUE 1

The victim’s name contains less than eight letters.

CLUE 2

The victim’s name contains the letter V.

CLUE 3

The victim’s name contains at least two vowels.

CLUE 4

The victim’s name can be found in a chapter with a title that is an antonym for demolish.

CLUE 5

The victim’s name appears on the 15th row from the bottom of the page, and is the 3rd name from the left in that row.

CLUE 6

The victim’s name does not appear on the same page as Sasha or on any page after Sasha’s page.

VICTIM #2 MURDER WEAPON — CHAPTER 11: IMPACT

WEAPON CLUE 1

The current chapter's title relates to the weapon.

WEAPON CLUE 2

The weapon's name is a single word.

WEAPON CLUE 3

The weapon's name does not contain the letter T.

WEAPON CLUE 4

The weapon is typically used for building or construction purposes.

WEAPON CLUE 5

The weapon is the only weapon to appear in this chapter twice.

VICTIM #2 MURDER LOCATION — CHAPTER 12: LEVEL GROUND

LOCATION CLUE 1

The location's name contains more than one word.

LOCATION CLUE 2

This type of location typically has a barrier at the entrance to restrict vehicle height.

LOCATION CLUE 3

The location's name contains the letter G.

LOCATION CLUE 4

The location’s name contains more than twelve letters in total.

LOCATION CLUE 5

One of the words in the location's name can function as both a verb and a noun depending on context.

VICTIM #3

VICTIM #3 CLUES — CHAPTERS 13 - 16

CLUE 1

The victim's name contains the letter B.

CLUE 2

The victim's name appears on the edge of the formatted name block — either at the beginning or end of a line, or on the first or last line of the list.

CLUE 3

The victim’s name contains more than five letters but less than eight.

CLUE 4

The victim’s name starts with one of the first three letters of the alphabet.

CLUE 5

The victim's name can be found in a chapter with a title that is more than one word but less than three words.

CLUE 6

The victim’s name contains exactly four vowels, made up of two pairs of matching vowels.

VICTIM #3 MURDER WEAPON — CHAPTER 17: PRESSURE POINTS

WEAPON CLUE 1

The weapon's name contains more than one syllable.

WEAPON CLUE 2

The weapon's name is a single word.

WEAPON CLUE 3

The weapon's name contains only one E.

WEAPON CLUE 4

The weapon's name contains less than nine letters.

WEAPON CLUE 5

The weapon is commonly found in a gym.

VICTIM #3 MURDER LOCATION — CHAPTER 18: ECHOES

LOCATION CLUE 1

The location's name has two syllables.

LOCATION CLUE 2

The current chapter's title describes an acoustic effect common in this type of location.

LOCATION CLUE 3

The location's name contains the letter W.

LOCATION CLUE 4

The location's name contains more than seven letters.

LOCATION CLUE 5

The location's name appears within the first eight rows of one of the pages in this chapter.

VICTIM #4

VICTIM #4 CLUES — CHAPTERS 19 - 22

CLUE 1

The victim's name ends with the letter A.

CLUE 2

The victim's name is the longest name on the page and contains an odd number of letters.

CLUE 3

The victim's name starts with one of the first three letters of the alphabet.

CLUE 4

The victim's name appears between Rick's page and Carol's page in the formatted list.

CLUE 5

The victim's name appears on the same line as a popular city in Italy.

CLUE 6

The victim's name can be found in a chapter with a title that relates to movement or direction.

VICTIM #4 MURDER WEAPON — CHAPTER 23: PRODUCE

WEAPON CLUE 1

The weapon contains an odd number of letters.

WEAPON CLUE 2

The weapon's name is a single word.

WEAPON CLUE 3

The weapon’s name does not contain any of the letters in the word SLASH.

WEAPON CLUE 4

The weapon's name is the first word to the far left of one of the rows in this chapter.

WEAPON CLUE 5

The weapon appears on the front cover of this book.

VICTIM #4 MURDER LOCATION — CHAPTER 24: THE BENCH

LOCATION CLUE 1

The location's name does not contain the letter E.

LOCATION CLUE 2

The location's name contains more than one word.

LOCATION CLUE 3

One letter appears twice in this location's name.

LOCATION CLUE 4

The current chapter's title relates to the location.

LOCATION CLUE 5

The location's name appears on the back cover of this book... if you can find it.

VICTIM #5

VICTIM #5 CLUES — CHAPTERS 25 - 28

CLUE 1

The victim's name does not contain the letter E.

CLUE 2

The victim's name has exactly 5 letters.

CLUE 3

The victim's name does not start with a vowel.

CLUE 4

The victim’s name appears on the same row from the bottom of the page as the name that is not a real name on the opposite page.

CLUE 5

The victim's name contains the third letter of the alphabet.

CLUE 6

The victim's name can be found in a chapter with a title that contains the letter R.

VICTIM #5 MURDER WEAPON — CHAPTER 29: LANDSCAPE

WEAPON CLUE 1

The weapon's name contains more than one word.

WEAPON CLUE 2

The weapon's name contains the letter P.

WEAPON CLUE 3

One of the words in the weapon's name contains the letter G.

WEAPON CLUE 4

The weapon contains an odd number of letters total.

WEAPON CLUE 5

One of the words in the weapon's name rhymes with “fears.”

VICTIM #5 MURDER LOCATION — CHAPTER 30: RUSH HOUR

LOCATION CLUE 1

The location is associated with travel.

LOCATION CLUE 2

The location's name contains a number of letters that is considered to be unlucky.

LOCATION CLUE 3

Three letters appear twice in the location's name.

LOCATION CLUE 4

The location's name contains only one of the last three letters of the alphabet.

LOCATION CLUE 5

The location's name contains more than three syllables.

FINAL CLUE

Adam's Letter

Once you have identified all five victims, return to Adam's letter at the front of the book.

Combine all five victim names in alphabetical order to reveal the nidentity of the real killer.

Adam's letter will show you exactly how.

Will Adam’s letter be a confession, or is he really telling the truth?

Contact

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