The Waterstones Bookshop Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips
The Waterstones Bookshop — Murdoku Medium Case Guide
A 9×9 Murdoku case set across a bookshop's mezzanine, stairs, and best-seller sections. Object and area clues combine into a clear chain of elimination.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Grid Size
- 9 × 9
- Official Link
- Play on murdoku.com ->
- Printable PDF
- Print Murdoku PDF case sheet ->
Scene
A busy bookshop stacks shelves across the Non Fiction and Fiction areas, with a mezzanine and a best-sellers table by the stairs. Vincent is found alone with the killer, and every chair, shelf, and sign becomes part of the reconstruction.
Key Mechanic
Combine object anchors, area membership, the top-row rule, a not-beside-a-table exclusion, and a fifth-row placement to narrow nine positions.
Suspects & Clues
Every suspect card is shown below. Use these clues together with the grid constraints to deduce positions.
He was sitting in a chair.
He was on the Mezzanine, beside a shelf.
She was beside the sign in the Best Sellers area.
She was in the Fiction area.
She was in the top row.
He was not beside a table.
She was in the Non Fiction area.
He was in the Stairs. He was in the fifth row.
The Victim. He was alone with the murderer.
Regions
How to Play & Walkthrough Tips
Open the official case and use the strategy tips from this guide to work through the clues. Remember: place suspects only when forced, respect row and column constraints, and find the murderer last.
Open Official Case ->Case Hint
Do not jump to the solved board yet. Try a few more deductions first; if you are stuck, use this hidden case hint to check the final placement.
