The Killer Isn't The Assistant Keeper

🌊 NINE MILES OUT, TWENTY-FOUR PEOPLE, AND NOWHERE TO GO

On the night of the eleventh a storm closed the boat channel, and twenty-four people were on the rock when it did — the crew who live there, and the visitors who came out on the supply run and could not get back.

At some point after dark, Principal Keeper Ambrose Tull was killed at the top of his own tower.

The lamp kept turning all night. Whoever did it knew how to keep it turning.

Suspicion lands on the Assistant Keeper — second on the rock, eleven years under Tull, the man who writes the log. He did not do it. One of the other 2,399 records did.

🔍 YOUR MISSION

✓ Read the 18 clues — take them in any order

✓ Cross out every record a clue rules out

✓ Exactly one of 2,400 survives

✓ Name the killer of Ambrose Tull

★ THIS IS NOT A SPELLING PUZZLE ★

Every clue is a piece of the investigation — where somebody was, what they were carrying, what a witness heard. Not one of them is about how many letters are in a name. That is the difference, and it is the whole reason this exists.

★ WHAT'S INSIDE — TWO BOOKS ★

• THE CASE BOOK — the story, the 18 clues, the full 2,400-record register, and a notes page

• THE SOLUTION BOOK, separate — the answer, a clue-by-clue trace showing exactly how many records each clue removes, and what actually happened

• A4 and US Letter, both included

★ THE REGISTER IS GROUPED, NOT LISTED ★

2,400 records printed as 2,400 lines is a chore. Here they are grouped into blocks, so a clue like "it was not the cook" strikes out eight whole blocks with one pen stroke. Fourteen pages, not two hundred.

★ MACHINE-CHECKED BEFORE IT SHIPPED ★

Exactly one suspect survives all 18 clues — and every clue is necessary. Remove any one of them and more than one suspect is left standing. That is not a promise, it is a test this file had to pass.

★ HOW TO PLAY ★

1. Read the case, then the clues. 2. Cross out every record a clue rules out. 3. One record survives. That is your answer.

★ GREAT FOR ★

Solo evenings, two people over a pot of coffee, long journeys, true-crime and puzzle fans, and anybody bored of crosswords.

⚡ Instant digital download — nothing is shipped. ❤ Personal use only.

★ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK ★

Q: Is it hard to host?

A: No. The host reads one page aloud and the evening runs itself.

Q: Do guests need to act?

A: Not at all. Everyone reads their own sheet and answers questions.

Q: Can the host play too?

A: Yes. The solution stays sealed until the final reveal.

Q: Do I print everything?

A: Only the sheets for your guest count. A4 or US Letter.

Q: What if we get stuck?

A: Every kit includes a host guide and the full solution.