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Case file 14MURDERHOLMES: Everyone is hiding something. Only the best get this one.

The Grey Cap

Grasse's last great nose dies in his sleep on the wrong insulin, and his nurse gave the last dose. Someone will let her pay.

The scene

The Villa Bastide, an ochre perfume house on the Chemin des Lauriers above the old town of Grasse, the coast a grey line far below. Saturday afternoon to Sunday, late November.

Victim: Louis Bastide. Who killed Louis Bastide?

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

  • Sofia CostaNurse and carer
  • Anne BastideDaughter
  • Vincent BastideSon
  • Théo BastideGrandson
  • Leo MartinMaster perfumer
  • Paul LambertFamily lawyer