The Books Don't Balance

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Gullhaven Town Hall

Every spring, Gullhaven Town Hall throws a Founders' Day fair, and this year the bake sale alone raised a small fortune for the new lifeboat. Miss Norris, the town treasurer, was there to count every cent and present her yearly accounts, which she hinted held a few surprises. The figures were never read aloud. Miss Norris was found dead before the speeches began. Ada Quill opened her notebook. Can you account for everyone?

The victim: Miss Norris, the town treasurer.

Victim

    Suspects

      Objects

        Who was where?

          Words run in all eight directions, and some are backwards. Drag across a word, or tap its first letter and then its last.

          How to play
          1. Every word lies inside one room of the floor plan.
          2. Drag across a word, or tap its first letter and then its last.
          3. Who Was Where? lists the names you have found in each room.
          4. The victim’s room holds exactly one suspect and one object: the murderer and the weapon.
          5. Tap Accuse to name the murderer.

          From Alibi Search: Murder Mystery Word Search Puzzles, Vol. 1. Paperback and printable PDF editions.

          Case closed

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          From Alibi Search: Murder Mystery Word Search Puzzles, Vol. 1. Paperback and printable PDF editions.

          Who did it?

          The murderer is the only suspect hidden in the same room as the victim.