Puzzle Book - Murder at the Seaside

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Overview

Who killed "Bludd on Sands" unpopular Mayor Obadiah Burke? Which weapon did they use? And where in the town did the murder take place? "Murder at the Seaside" is a level 2 difficulty book.

Background

Unpopular Obadiah Burke has finally achieved his ambition of becoming Mayor of the sleepy seaside town of Bludd on Sands - and is determined to make changes. His mayoral acceptance speech, laying out his plans to make Bludd on Sands a seaside town of the 21st century, sends shivers of horror through the folk of the town. And a few days later Obadiah is found murdered. One of the townsfolk must be guilty. Fortunately the puzzle book recipient is holidaying in the town, and the "Bludd on Sands' Bugle" asks them to work out which of eight suspects, eight weapons and eight locations are guilty!

The Suspects, Weapons and Locations

Suspects

• Lampy Hardwick - Lighthouse Keeper
• Madeline Eccles - Tea Shop Owner
• Hank Kersaway - Harbour Master
• Cam Bristles - Artist
• Abel Flagon - Landlord
• Jenny Trotswell - Donkey Owner
• Hazel Twist - Ice Cream Seller
• Seadog Sam - Fisherman & Smuggler

Weapons

• Anchor
• Fish Gutting Knife
• Flintlock Pistol
• Horseshoe
• King Charles II Sword
• Serrated Cake Slice
• Spade
• Weever Fish Venom

Locations

• Bandstand
• Bathing Beach
• Cliff Path Nook
• Lifeboat Slipway
• Promenade
• Smugglers Cave
• Under the Pier
• War Memorial

The Seaside Themed Puzzles

1. Smuggling Ship
2. Sandcastle Shenanigans
3. Lampy Hardwick's Lighthouse Puzzle
4. Starfish Jig
5. Rock Puzzle
6. Madeline Eccle's Tea Shop Puzzle
7. Cam Bristles' Painting by Numbers
8. Smugglers' Cave Maze
9. Hazel Twist's Ice Cream Sprinkles
10. Cross Channel Wind Surfing
11. Flag Quiz
12. Seadog Sam's Fish Bowl Puzzle
13. Real Ale Jig
14. Hank Kersaway's Harbour Puzzle
15. Whale Watching
16. Jenny Trotswell's Donkey Chain
17. Bandstand Puzzle
18. Dolphin Intelligence Test
19. Abel Flagon's Hidden Fish Puzzle
20. King Charles II Maze
21. Scary Sea Monster Search

Solving the puzzles will allow the investigator to eliminate suspects, weapons and locations until only the guilty items remain.

However the eight underlined puzzles are the suspects' own personal puzzles. The investigator will need to be on their guard, as the suspect who actually murdered Obadiah will be deliberately providing a puzzle where the solution provides misinformation. After all, they don't want to be caught!

Other Items to Discover

As well as solving the mystery, the puzzle book recipient will need to try and answer the following four questions:

• What word/phrase runs through the centre of the investigator's stick of confectionery rock?
• What toast will the real ale drinkers of the "Smugglers Rest Inn" make to the 
  investigator.
• Should the investigator successfully solve the crime, the Bludd on Sands' citizens have arranged for a celebratory concert at the bandstand. Which singer/band have they booked specially for the event?
• Who does the Bludd on Sands' Sea Monster bears an uncanny resemblance to!

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