Time to put your detective cap on | 50 unique mysteries are scattered around the NCPA. Find them, solve them, and claim your place among Mumbai's sharpest detectives.
To take part, make sure you've signed up and have a Literature Lover! account and just show up at the festival.

WHERE ARE THE PUZZLES?
Puzzle sheets are placed outdoors across the NCPA campus from 23 to 25 October. A new set of 50 unique puzzles goes out every day, so come back each day for fresh cases.

HOW TO SOLVE A CASE:
Every case has 4 suspects (A to D), 4 weapons (1 to 4) and 4 rooms (i to iv). Each suspect had a different weapon and was in a different room. Your job is to find who did it, with what and where.

USE THE GRID:
The grid on your sheet has a box for every pairing: suspect and weapon, suspect and room, weapon and room.
✓ = a clue confirms it
✗ = a clue rules it out
When you tick a box, put a cross in every other box in that row and column. One suspect can only have one weapon and be in one room.

STEPS:
1. Find the body: One clue tells you which room it's in. Whoever was in that room is the killer.
2. Read every clue closely: Some clues name a suspect. Others only describe an object that one of the suspects may be carrying, like a tripod most probably belongs to the vlogger. 
3. Mark the grid as you go: ticks for what you know, crosses for what's ruled out.
4. Use clues with two options: Some clues give you two possibilities. If one is already crossed out on your grid, the other one is the answer.
5. Fill the gaps: If a row has only one empty box left, that's your tick.
6. Find the killer's weapon: If a weapon was found in a room, the person in that room had it. (QR CODE FOR A SOLVED MYSTERY) 

ANSWER
Write it as killer, weapon, room, for example C, 4, ii. 

WHAT NEXT?
Scan the QR code on the sheet, fill in your details and submit your answer. Make sure you use the email ID linked to your Literature Lover! account.
Submission deadline: 4:30 pm, 25 October.

HOW IS THE WINNER PICKED?
The detective who solves the most puzzles correctly wins. If more than one person has the same top score, whoever solved them first wins. So don't wait: submit each answer as soon as you solve it!

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU WIN?
The winner will be announced at the Godrej Literature Live! Awards ceremony on 25 October at 6:30PM.
Prize: a one-night stay at the Trident.