It Wasn’t Yamara

It wasn’t her. Prove it.Ten past nine on Grand Hill, a quiet neighbourhood above Kingston, Jamaica. One shot on Yamara Grand’s veranda. A neighbour lies dead in her doorway, and the woman who lives there says she heard nothing. By morning the police have pinned her photo to the board. Thirty-five neighbours had a reason, a chance or a secret. Twenty-nine pieces of evidence are waiting in the file. Only one name will be left at the end.It Wasn’t Yamara is a suspect elimination murder mystery puzzle book built around a single, connected case. Instead of dozens of disconnected mini-mysteries, you work one investigation from the first page to the last. Every piece of evidence is a puzzle. Solve it, read carefully what it really proves, and cross suspects off the Board. Documents never lie. Witnesses can. Not every clue clears someone, and the friendliest alibi in the file may be the one that falls apart.What is inside:- One case file in five parts, each closing with a checkpoint so you know you are on track- 29 evidence files mixing ciphers, rebuses, logic grids, hidden objects, mazes, ledgers, tickets, photos, lab reports and handwritten notebooks- A Board of 35 illustrated suspects to cross off clue by clue, plus case notes and worksheets- Black-and-white noir illustrations of Kingston, Grand Hill and the people who live there- Three-level hints for every puzzle: a nudge, a method, and a near answer- A full solution section that explains the reasoning behind every elimination- A Detective’s Notebook at the back with note pages and true facts about KingstonThe puzzles are deliberately challenging. They are written for adults who enjoy logic puzzles, whodunit stories, escape-style challenges and detective work that takes more than a lucky guess. No special knowledge is needed - only attention, patience and a healthy distrust of the obvious. Work alone with a pencil, or share the case with a partner and argue over the suspects.The large 8.5 x 11 format leaves room to write, circle and cross out. Hints and answers are kept separate from the case, so you only see what you choose to see.It Wasn’t Yamara is the first book in the Don’t Blame Me series by Yamara Grand, published by StudioMoreFolio. It makes a strong gift for fans of crime fiction, puzzle lovers and anyone who always insists they knew who did it.Paper does not lie. People do.