A multitude of murder mystery suspects and locations based on Inktober 2025 prompts!
Can you figure out whodunnit?
1 - Mustache: Prins Peder Pretendent, philanthropist and importer of spirits, has been murdered at the embassy of Pseudonia! Can Sergeant Stash discover who did in the ambassador?
2 - Weave: Basket weaver and Prohibitionist, Alma Ashwood, was working in a shop nearby. Was she weaving baskets or an alibi?
3 - Crown: Prinsesse Petra Pretendent was partying prodigiously at the time of her father’s murder… at least that’s her story.
4 - Murky: Who is Virgil Veil? What does he want? Where was he at the time of the murder? Why is he lurking in the shadows? When did he get here? How many questions will I ask?
5 - Deer: LOCATION of INTEREST! The Royal Rangalian Lodge. The Rangalians are a society of intellectuals who study life. And death.
6 - Pierce: Fencer Basil Blackcard plays for keeps on the piste and in matters of the heart.
7 - Starfish: Ivan Iconaster is a star of deep sea exploration. Many secrets are kept beneath the waves.
8 - Reckless: Ma Moonshiner flouts the law to bring “medicine” to “back room pharmacies.” She is protective of her business and her son.
9 - Heavy: Melvin Moonshiner is a good boy who helps his Ma in her “medicine” business. Lately, his attention has been on another woman. His mother does not approve.
10 - Sweep: Zenon Zamiatarka has cleaned up many things in his day. Has he seen something he shouldn’t have?
11 - Sting: Apiarist Honey Hertz keeps bees and grudges. Both sting.
12 - Shredded: Edward Egregious, Esq. practices law. He’s not good at practice or following the law.
13 - Drink: LOCATION of INTEREST! The Lucky 13, a speakeasy that serves Pseudonian beer, Ma Moonshiner’s spirits, and anyone with the secret password.
14 - Trunk: York Yonder travels the world with his trusty trunk full of souvenirs and contraband.
15 - Ragged: The Great War was not kind to Floyd Floater. He’ll do any job for pay.
16 - Blunder: Calamity Clown is a kind-hearted, clumsy clown. Is it all an act?
17 - Ornate: Dahlia Deluxe is the belle of the ball, a muse to many men, a source of jealousy, and an agent of chaos.
18 - Deal: The fast-talking salesman for Mighty Matches, Gilbert Gabble, is a teetotaler and an amateur arsonist.
19 - Arctic: Back from the frozen north with narwhal tusks, explorer Linus Lumiukko is looking for fame and fortune, with an emphasis on fortune.
20 - Rivals: The race track rivals Roger Red and Renee Rouge compete on and off the track. For glory and for the hand of Dahlia Deluxe. Have these nemeses eliminated other competition?
21 - Blast: Has the careless chemist, Norman Nitro, ruined more than his experiments.
22 - Button: Mayoral candidate Ulmer Unctuous is the people’s choice. He will happily support all sides for personal gain.
23 - Firefly: Entomologist, Orville Oscillator, spends his evenings collecting lightning bugs in abandoned areas of the city. Despite his myopia, maybe he saw something he shouldn’t have.
24 - Rowdy: Thumper Turnbuckle, star of the squared circle has been floored by a flapper. To those who stand in his way, beware!
25 - Inferno: LOCATION of INTEREST! Someone torched the Pseudonian Embassy! Was it an accident or intentional?
26 - Puzzling: Self-proclaimed junior detective and fan of Sgt. Stash, Queenie Quisitive has deduced that items left by suspects at LOCATIONS of INTEREST correspond to initial letters that, unscrambled, give clues to the identity of the killer of Prins Pretendent!
27 - Onion: Stella Stuttgarter, cook for the Lucky 13, is often crying. Is it her penchant for onion heavy dishes or is it remorse?
28 - Skeletal: Archaeologist Archibald Archaic has some new bones. The question is how old are those bones and where did he get them?
29 - Lesson: English professor Willard Wordsmith has tried his hands at some love poetry for his flower-named muse. Has jealousy tainted his prose?
30 - Vacant: LOCATION of INTEREST! Who has been lurking in the empty lot number 30, between the law office and the bookstore?
31 - Award: ITEM of INTEREST! Queenie Quisitive has won the cipher contest and a final clue to the mystery of who killed Prins Pretendent!
Whodunnit?!
All the suspects, and their alliterative initials, in this inky enigma.
Clues!
As Queenie Quisitive observed: items left by suspects at LOCATIONS of INTEREST correspond to initial letters that, unscrambled, give clues to the identity of the killer of Prins Pretendent!
A kaleidoscope of colorful clues…
Who was at the Royal Rangalian Lodge?
Who visited the Lucky 13?
Who was at the Pseudonian Embassy when the fire started? Who was advertising their wares?
Who was lurking in lot 30?