Detective Grant arrived at a cabin where a man sat frozen to death by the fireplace. A full box of matches sat on the mantelpiece, and a log was burning brightly in the grate. There were no doors or windows open. Grant shook his head and said the man froze because he refused to use the matches. Why would a man freeze with a fire and matches right in front of him?
He was blind
If the man was completely blind, he wouldn't know where the matches or the fireplace logs were located, or he couldn't see to safely tend the fire once it started to die down. Wait, the fire was burning brightly, so he could feel the heat, but he froze because he couldn't add wood? The riddle states he froze to death by a burning fireplace. If the fire was burning, he wouldn't freeze unless the fire went out and he couldn't relight it. The matches were full, meaning he never tried to use them because he didn't know they were there.
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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