WhodunlieCase file No. 062Today's case
The Incunable Missing from the Cage
The municipal library, the third night of the inventory. In the rare-books cage in the closed stacks, under lock and key, sits a 1497 incunable that the catalogue describes down to the last ink stain. At the nine o'clock count the cage was still shut, the padlock untouched and the book's place on the shelf empty.
Exactly 3 of the 7 are lying
A liar lies about everything they say.
Hard evidenceAlways true. They are your anchors.
1The log for the closed stacks records exactly one person during the incident.
2The log for the director's office records exactly 2 people during the incident.
3The log for the children's room records exactly 2 people during the incident.
Plan and suspectsPlace the suspects where they were during the incident. Each room’s eye shows what can be seen from it. You can also drag a token onto a room.
Tap a token to select it, then tap a room on the plan. Tap a placed token to send it back.
♀Adelaide
Regular reader in the periodicals room
Me? I was in the director's office. I spotted Nicola in the children's room. I spotted Philomena in the children's room.
♀Nicola
Children's room librarian
The children's room is where I was. We were 2 in my room, not one more.
♂Quentin
University researcher
I was in the director's office the whole time. Nicola is lying, and I stand by that. Philomena never left the periodicals room.
♂Anselm
Keeper of the municipal archive
The reading room is where I was. What Perpetua is telling you is a lie.
♀Philomena
Reading-club volunteer
I was hanging around the courtyard.
♀Constance
Lending assistant
I never left the reading room. What Anselm is telling you is a lie. I saw Perpetua in the periodicals room, no doubt about it.
♀Perpetua
Head of the periodicals room
I was hanging around the periodicals room. Constance is not lying. I spent it on my own.
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Place all 7 on the plan