Victim: John Doe Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma The problem: The victim is in a locked room with the only key in their pocket, so the killer couldn't have ever entered or left the crime scene. Such is the set-up for another classic entry into the Golden Age of Detective Fiction... Harking back to the perennial fireside reading of old Britain, The Art of Deduction is a collection of short mysteries seeped in the traditions of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Enclosed are stories designed to invoke the "The Game" enjoyed by all writers and readers of the lost whodunit following one simple rule: Ensure that all cases are honest affairs in puzzle-solving for the reader, have your detective think allowed to the reader, and allow the reader to be satisfied in both victory and defeat.
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