A suspicious package arrived at Scotland Yard labeled 'Handle with care: Fragile antiques.' Inside was a collection of heavy cast-iron horseshoes. The sender included a return address in a landlocked desert town. Detective Croft smiled and told his sergeant to check the local ironworks. Why?
Horseshoes are not fragile antiques
The contradiction between heavy cast-iron horseshoes and the 'fragile antique' label, combined with a desert return address, exposed the shipment as a deliberate cover for an industrial-scale theft.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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