Who Killed the Boss?
45,000 suspects. 17 clues. One killer hiding in plain sight.
A middle manager has been found dead at his standing desk, just hours before his own performance review. Hundreds of employees have descended on FLOOR NINE, and hidden among them is a killer.
Are you ready to solve the case?
17 Clues
Every clue matters.
The mystery begins with 17 clues. At first, they may seem simple, but each one is part of a much larger puzzle. Some clues help you eliminate names quickly. Others ask you to look closer, compare pages, notice patterns, and connect details across the book.
No clue is random. No detail is wasted.
45,000 Suspects
This is what makes the investigation feel so big. You are not choosing between ten suspects in a neat little lineup.
The book is designed for slow, satisfying elimination. You will scan pages, compare names, check clue conditions, mark possible suspects, and return to earlier pages when a new clue changes what you thought you knew.
The Challenge
The rules are simple.
Read the clues.
Search the names.
Eliminate the suspects who do not fit.
Keep going until only one name remains.
But simple does not mean easy.
The Clues
1
The killer’s name does not end with an Y.
2
The killer’s name does not contain
a, b, or c.
3
The killer’s name is longer
than three letters.
4
The killer’s name does not contain a consecutive repeated letter
(e.g. Anna or Allen).
5
The killer’s name contains one repeated vowel.
6
The killer’s name is not five letters long.
7
The killer's name is in a chapter with all the bosses from the Office.*
8
The last name on the killer’s page shares no letters with the killer.
9
The killer’s name does not begin with an “L”.
10
The killer’s name appears on a page among one of the Succession siblings.*
11
There is only one name that begins with the letter O on the same page as the killer.
12
The killer’s page is between Roger’s page and Pete’s page.
13
The killer’s name can be found in three chapters.
(But only fits with all clues in one chapter.)
14
The killer’s page is no more than one
page away from a Bert.
15
The killer name appears on a row at the bottom of a page somewhere in the book.
16
There are 36 names that end with the letter N no more than two pages away from the killers page.
17
The killer is not on a page that begins with a four letter name.
The Office Bosses
Michael, Dwight, Jan, Ryan and David
Succession Siblings
Kendall, Siobhan, Roman or Connor
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