The final chapter
Saturday, an hour before the gala doors, and Main Street has filled without being asked. The nine clues stand in a row like letters on a rail: the tidy theft, the storied ladder, the gold leaf on a dead account, two dawns of turpentine, a scaffold hung from memory, lamplight on Cooper Street, silhouettes under a tarpaulin, brushes only three living hands still use, and a stranger whose paperwork told a different story than his face. Your nine clues are the word list now. Find them all, and the letters the puzzle never uses will spell what the whole street is about to see. At the corner of Cooper Street, something catches the last of the sun, and a ladder begins its walk toward the Bijou.
Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
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About this case
A chapter of The Marquee Letters, a mystery told in word searches. Each chapter leaves you one clue; the finale needs them all.
How a mystery chapter works
- 1Read the scene first.Every chapter opens with a scene from the case. The word list is drawn from it, and so is the clue.
- 2Find the words.Tap a word's first letter, then tap along to its last, or press and drag. Found words colour themselves in and cross off the list.
- 3One listed word is not in the grid.Find the other nine and the word left over is the chapter's clue. Note it down, or let the case page keep it for you.
- 4The finale needs every clue.The last puzzle's word list is the clues you collected, and once you find them all, the leftover letters spell out who did it, and why.
Prefer pen and paper?
Print The Marquee Letters as one large-print booklet: every chapter and its puzzle, a clue ledger, and the ending sealed on the last page.