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Case file 05MURDERHOLMES: Everyone is hiding something. Only the best get this one.

The Fernhill Letter

A dead widow's letter reached the planter at dinner. He took it into his study to read, and never came out.

The scene

Fernhill, a tea planter's bungalow on its own ridge above Coonoor in the Nilgiris, on a wet Saturday night in October. 19:00 to 23:00.

Victim: Arun Mehra. Who killed Arun Mehra?

An original murder mystery for the Holmes 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

  • Neel ShettyFamily doctor and neighbour
  • Kabir MehraStepson
  • Tara MehraNiece
  • Vikram RaoSecretary
  • Prakash NairButler
  • Rhea D'SouzaParlourmaid