I made a murder mystery logic puzzle — can you solve it?
A locked-room mystery. Three suspects, three weapons, three locations. Only one solution.
CASE I.I — THE PATRIARCH'S LAST TOAST
Lord Aldous Ravenshollow was found face-down across his writing desk on his sixty-eighth birthday. Three members of the household had been seen moving through the manor in the hour before the body was discovered.
SUSPECTS:
- Lady Mirabelle — the young second wife. Inherits everything.
- Dr. Edwin Gray — family physician of thirty years. Unsettlingly calm.
- Mr. Thorn — the gamekeeper. Left-handed. Eyes like a hawk above a snare.
WEAPONS:
- A silver letter opener
- A crystal decanter (heavy)
- A lace garrote
LOCATIONS:
- The study
- The wine cellar
- The ballroom
CLUES:
Dr. Gray was found in the wine cellar, choosing a bottle for the wake.
The lace garrote was discovered abandoned in the ballroom.
Mr. Thorn was carrying a heavy crystal decanter when Vell encountered him.
Lord Ravenshollow's body lay slumped over his writing desk.
Beside the body, a single black raven feather had been placed across his folded hands.
WHO did it? WHAT weapon? WHERE?
Solution in the comments after a few people guess!