The Killer Isn't Alician

One sealed room. One impossible murder. Forty-six thousand six hundred suspects.

During the prestigious Harrowgate Legacy Gathering, influential archive director Sebastian Vale announces that he has uncovered evidence capable of destroying careers, fortunes and family reputations.

Before he can reveal the truth, he is found dead inside the Map Room.

The door is locked from within. Security records show no obvious escape. A storm has disrupted parts of the estate, witnesses contradict one another, and someone has altered the official timeline.

The evidence points directly toward Alician.

Alician argued with Sebastian shortly before his death. Alician's access card was recorded near the Map Room. A personal object belonging to Alician was discovered close to the body-and Alician's first statement contains a troubling inconsistency.

But the title has already given you one vital fact:

Alician is innocent.

Your task is to discover who constructed the false case, how the killer escaped from the sealed room and which hidden contradiction exposes the truth.

Inside this interactive case file, you will examine 26 carefully connected clues, decode secret messages, compare witness statements, reconstruct movements through Harrowgate House and eliminate suspects from an initial registry of 46,600 names.

The investigation will narrow from thousands of possible suspects to twelve primary suspects, then six finalists, three competing theories-and finally one killer.

Every clue matters. Every lie has a purpose. Every red herring has an explanation.

The solution does not rely on supernatural events, a surprise confession or information hidden from the reader. Everything needed to solve the murder is contained within the evidence.

Open the case file. Study the evidence. Record your deductions.

Do not trust appearances-and do not accuse Alician.