Chapter 7 of 10
Effie Larkin, the train's one expert on the works of Miriam Voss, is invited to read the pages squared on the fold-down desk. She reads standing, gloved finger under the lines, and her verdict is sure. Chapter nine of the next book, she says, and it is dreadful. Not badly typed, badly meant. The sentences walk like they are being marched. This is a writer serving a sentence, not writing one. She turns the last leaf over. It stops mid-scene, as if the author simply stood up from the desk. And here, says Effie, is what the inventory missed: she drafts everything twice, a working copy and a fair copy. This is the fair copy of a book she hated. So where is the manuscript she loved? The sheriff looks at his list. The satchel looks back.
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 Overnight Berth, 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.
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