Case #0007: The Raffle Money
Who helped themselves to the raffle money? A easy Puzzlebury Mystery set at the Village Fête, with 4 suspects and 7 clues.
- Mystery
- Easy
- 5–10 mins
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Download puzzle (PDF, A4)US Letter PDF- Puzzle ID
- mystery-00007
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Setting
- The Village Fête
- Suspects
- 4
- Clues
- 7
- Format
- A4 & US Letter PDF
Who helped themselves to the raffle money?
- Each suspect stood on a different floor square, never on furniture.
- Every suspect was in a different room. One room was empty.
- No two suspects stood in touching squares, not even diagonally.
- The culprit is the suspect who was in the same room as the missing item.
The suspects
- Reverend Hale
- Dr Lowe
- Edith Gale
- Mrs Pemberton
Key
- The missing raffle money, on its plant
- Table: nobody can stand here
- Hay bale: nobody can stand here
- Plant: nobody can stand here
- Bench: nobody can stand here
The clues
- Edith Gale was somewhere west of Mrs Pemberton.
- Reverend Hale was in the Cake Stall.
- Reverend Hale was somewhere north of Dr Lowe.
- Nobody was in the Book Stall.
- Dr Lowe was somewhere north of Mrs Pemberton.
- Edith Gale was at the edge of the field.
- Reverend Hale stood right beside a bench.
View solution
Everyone's position, with the culprit circled: Dr Lowe, the only suspect in the same room as the raffle money.
Culprit: Dr Lowe