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Case file 16MURDERMORIARTY: Red herrings. One lie that matters.

Quarter to Eleven

A driver shot dead in a Surrey barn yard, and in his fist a torn strip of paper written by two hands, one word at a time.

The scene

Fairmile, a small estate under the North Downs near Reigate, Surrey, in the cold of mid-December. Friday night, fog down to the hedges, and foxes at the pheasant pens.

Victim: Ray Dunn. Who killed Ray Dunn?

An original murder mystery for the Moriarty tier. Read the statements and evidence on the floor, rule out suspects, then name the killer, the motive and the two cards that prove it.

The suspects

  • Major CunliffeOwner of Fairmile Estate
  • Jamie CunliffeThe Major's grandson
  • Tom AveryNeighbour, Hillcrest
  • Liz CunliffeThe Major's daughter
  • Rosa SilvaThe Major's nurse