The cases for 2026-10-07

An avalanche sealed the only road, a guest never came down to breakfast, and a strongbox sits empty. Each visitor took a separate cabin strung along the snowbound ridge. Work out who stayed where before the thaw lets the inspector through. Statements were taken from all 4 visitors; Elsa Norgaard's is the first page.

1. 1. The skier in the red parka was in the cabin right before the skier in the grey wool coat.
2. 2. The skier in the grey wool coat was in a lower-numbered cabin than the skier in the tartan scarf.
3. 3. The skier in the grey wool coat was in a lower-numbered cabin than the visitor who came up on the snowmobile.
4. 4. Greta Halvorsen and the visitor who came up on the snowcat are the same person.
5. 5. Caro Lindholm and the skier in the tartan scarf had exactly 2 cabins between them.
6. 6. Lukas Brandt was in a lower-numbered cabin than the visitor who came up on the snowcat.
7. 7. Greta Halvorsen and the skier in the grey wool coat had exactly 1 cabin between them.
8. 8. The skier in the tartan scarf and the visitor who came up on the pack mule had exactly 1 cabin between them.
9. 9. Caro Lindholm was in the cabin right before the visitor who came up on the pack mule.
10. 10. Greta Halvorsen and the skier in the red parka had exactly 2 cabins between them.
11. 11. Lukas Brandt was right next to the skier in the grey wool coat.

Somewhere between the coast and the end of the line, a compartment went quiet. The conductor's passenger list survives, but the names have slid loose from the compartments. Put every remaining passenger back behind the right door. The file names 5 passengers; Quinn Sutherland's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Pavel Novak and the passenger with the jewelry box are the same person.
2. 2. Pavel Novak and the passenger headed to Greyfield had exactly 2 compartments between them.
3. 3. The passenger headed to Eastgate was somewhere after the passenger headed to Windmere but before the passenger headed to Greyfield.
4. 4. Stefan Iverson was in the compartment right before Nils Berg.
5. 5. Leo Fontaine was right next to the passenger with the birdcage.
6. 6. The passenger headed to Windmere was in a lower-numbered compartment than the passenger headed to Greyfield.
7. 7. Quinn Sutherland was in the compartment right before Pavel Novak.
8. 8. Nils Berg was right next to the passenger with the film canister.
9. 9. Quinn Sutherland and the passenger headed to Larkspur are the same person.
10. 10. The passenger with the birdcage was right next to the passenger headed to Eastgate.
11. 11. Nils Berg was in a lower-numbered compartment than the passenger with the film canister.
12. 12. The passenger with the steamer trunk and the passenger headed to Greyfield had exactly 3 compartments between them.

The eclipse bought a few minutes of perfect dark, and someone spent them well. The map case hangs open and the ridge is thick with alibis. Walk the domes and name the thief. The file names 5 astronomers; Dr. Halley Vance's statement sits on top of the pile.

1. 1. Ottoline Grey and the astronomer tracking the morning star are the same person.
2. 2. The astronomer using the brass telescope was right next to whoever was drinking the black coffee.
3. 3. Whoever was drinking the black coffee was in the dome right before whoever was drinking the espresso.
4. 4. The astronomer tracking the nebula was right next to whoever was drinking the espresso.
5. 5. Pieter Aldous was right next to the astronomer tracking the morning star.
6. 6. Whoever was drinking the strong tea was somewhere after whoever was drinking the black coffee but before whoever was drinking the peppermint tea.
7. 7. Ottoline Grey and the astronomer tracking the eclipse had exactly 2 domes between them.
8. 8. Dr. Halley Vance was right next to the astronomer tracking the eclipse.
9. 9. Ottoline Grey was in a lower-numbered dome than whoever was drinking the peppermint tea.
10. 10. Ottoline Grey was in the dome right before the astronomer tracking the nebula.
11. 11. The astronomer using the brass telescope was in a lower-numbered dome than the astronomer tracking the comet.
12. 12. Soren Vaughn and the astronomer using the celestial globe had exactly 3 domes between them.
13. 13. The astronomer using the plate camera and whoever was drinking the peppermint tea had exactly 1 dome between them.
14. 14. Whoever was drinking the strong tea was in the dome right before whoever was drinking the warm milk.
15. 15. The astronomer using the field glasses was right next to the astronomer tracking the morning star.