Detective Reed found a coded message scrawled on a foggy bathroom mirror: '5-9-1-3.' The victim was a chef, a gardener, a math professor, and a librarian. Who was the victim?
The math professor
The numbers correspond to the letter counts of the words in the professor's favorite academic subject or name, or simply: math professors love number codes.
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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