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Coordinate note: R1 means row 1, C1 means column 1, and R1C1 is the upper-left cell. These hints are the official English text.
Per (A)'s clue, (G) can't be beside a plant in the Dining Room, this isolates (G) in R7C8, beside the plant in the Entrance. This isolates (E) in R9C9, the last square in the Entrance.(D) can't be in the Kitchen or in the Dining Room (per (A)'s clue), (D) must then be in R3C7, in the last square beside a shelf.This isolates (B) in R8C3, in the last carpet square.There's exactly one square available in R5 : R5C5. We need to place 9 people on a 9x9 grid, so there can be no empty row, someone must be there. (H), the only person on a chair, must then be on the chair in R5C5. Block every other chair.There's only one square available in R6 : R6C2, block the rest of C2. This sets (F) in R2; in R2C1 or R2C4, block the rest of R2. This isolates (C) in the last square beside a table, in R4C4, then (A) in the last square in the Dining Room, R6C2, then (F) in R2C1.This isolates (V) in the last square, R1C6. (V) was alone with (D), Denis is the murderer!
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The French Restaurant Murdoku solution - solved board
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