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The telling detail · ★★☆

The Message in Blood

A man is murdered on an international night train. Before he dies, he writes the word "elf" on the floor in his own blood. From that one clue, the police arrest the killer by morning. How?

The solution

Uncover this answer in Post Mortem. In the app, the narrator answers your questions as you piece together the story.

Available on Google Play and the App Store.

Where do you start?

Read the scene again and separate the facts from your assumptions. With a narrator who knows the answer, ask one question at a time. They answer yes, no or irrelevant.