Detective Reed found a coded diary belonging to a spy. The diary entry for Monday read: 'Sun rose in the west, snow fell in July, silence filled the concert hall.' Reed smiled and realized the diary was actually a list of locations, not events. Where did the spy go on Monday?
A theater, a desert, or a specific anomaly?
Let's use a cleaner riddle: Reed looked at the three impossible statements and realized each sentence was an anagram for a city name. Let's do a classic logic deduction instead.
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.
Difficulty: Hard. More like this: Detective riddles with answers or try Truth & Lie Island for a different kind of puzzle.
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