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The Guest Who Signed TwiceMoonlark Ridge's annual Perseid open night ended at 10 PM, and the dome was locked down for the season. This morning, director Ines Calvo found the observatory's brass donation strongbox forced open and empty — and, tucked deliberately beneath the volunteer coordinator Toby Ferris's coat in the equipment closet, the missing lockbox key and a folded wad of the donation notes. Ferris swears he never touched either. Someone wanted him found holding the evidence.Open casefile Today’s case desk
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The First One-on-OneName the thinking trap in the account, and the phrase that gives it away.
Feathers in the Fog at Fenwick HollowOne of these witnesses is lying. Work out which.
Loose Paper at the Promenade Deck OfficeYou never find out who did it. Only what they're like.
The Stillness of Pendleton's ClocksFive events, one true order. The obvious one is wrong.
Listed and GoneRead the weekly sessions and find the one that breaks a fact.
The Composing Stone SpeaksCrack the coded note, then name who wrote it.
The Concession Return of Saltwick PierOne line in these books is a forgery. Prove it.
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