CASE №01 · SUNSET BOULEVARD · THE INVESTIGATION

The investigation.

Marjorie left seventeen clues. The eighteenth will reveal itself. Together, they point to a single name.

1. CLUE №01

   The Killer's name does not begin with the letter M.

2. CLUE №02

   The second letter of the Killer's name is a vowel. Vowels are A, E, I, O, U, and Y.

3. CLUE №03

   The page facing the Killer's page contains the first name of a classic Hollywood director.

   Classic Hollywood director names →

4. CLUE №04

   The Killer's name contains no two identical consecutive letters. For example, Philippa or Anna would be excluded.

5. CLUE №05

   The Killer's name does not contain the letters W, X or Z.

6. CLUE №06

   The Killer's name contains at least 3 distinct vowels. The three vowels must be different letters.

7. CLUE №07

   The Killer's name contains exactly 6 letters.

8. CLUE №08

   The Killer's name contains the letter R.

9. CLUE №09

   The Killer's page contains at least one name of 3 letters.

10. CLUE №10

    The three names preceding the Killer's name begin with the three letters that precede the Killer's initial in the alphabet. For example, if the Killer's name begins with D, the three preceding names begin with A, B and C, in any order.

11. CLUE №11

    The Killer's page contains at least one palindrome name. A palindrome reads the same forwards and backwards. Examples: Ana, Ava, Hannah, Otto.

12. CLUE №12

    The Killer's name contains the letter N.

13. CLUE №13

    The Killer's name does not end with the letter E.

14. CLUE №14

    The name BORIS appears within the two pages immediately before or within the two pages immediately after the Killer's page.

15. CLUE №15

    All five members of the Coppola family appear within the five pages before or after the Killer's page.

    Coppola family names →

16. CLUE №16

    The Killer's name appears exactly three times in the book.

17. CLUE №17

    The last letter of the Killer's name falls between A and M in the alphabet.