14 THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK

Detective Mate in two · White to play

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White to play.

Try your theories here: you play both sides, Black's replies included. There is no engine and no hint on this page. The testimonies are in the book.

On the board

1 · Lady Devika
Queen, e2, Elephant Stables
2 · Dr Edmund Hale
Bishop, d3, Durbar Hall
3 · Mr Rustom Irani
Knight, a5, Monsoon Courtyard
4 · Kunwar Vikram
Knight, b7, Library
The victim
Miss Philippa Dunmore, the Raja's English governess. King, c8, Library
You, Inspector Rao
King, d1, Kitchens. Not a suspect.
Palace guards
g3, c4, g5. Never move, never kill.

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