Free printable murder mystery
Can you find the killer?
The Last Question is a one page murder mystery from the English village of Kettlecombe. Print it, take a pencil and cross out names. Every clue is true of the killer, and only one person fits them all.
- 53 suspects
- 2 streets
- 6 clues
- Answer in code
Free, no sign up needed. Two pages: the case, then the answer in code. Works on paper or on a tablet with a pen.
The case
Quiz night at the village hall
Every November the village hall holds a quiz night for two streets of Kettlecombe, and the prize is a tin of shortbread nobody has ever won twice. At half past nine the quizmaster, Mr. Edwin Tolley, opened the envelope with the last question, read it to himself, and never read it aloud.
Constable Ruth Oakes has the score sheets and six facts about the killer.
How to play
Cross out. Name the killer.
- Read the story. Everyone at the quiz lives on one of two streets, listed house by house.
- Take a clue. Each clue is about the killer's street, house or name.
- Cross out everyone the clue rules out. Then take the next one.
- One name left? Check it against the answer in code on page 2.
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