15 HYMN 212

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 · Maharani Leela
Queen, f1, Elephant Stables
2 · Colonel Barrington
Rook, f3, Stepwell
3 · Dr Edmund Hale
Bishop, a6, Monsoon Courtyard
4 · Kunwar Vikram
Knight, f8, Mirror Hall
The victim
The Reverend Tobias Pring, Methodist missionary from Leeds. King, g8, Mirror Hall
You, Inspector Rao
King, c7, Library. Not a suspect.
Palace guards
a3, c4, d6. Never move, never kill.

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