Detective Vance inspects a theft in a pumpkin patch where a silver watch was taken from a scarecrow. Four people walked near the patch: Alice wore leather boots on the paved tile path; Bob wore rubber-soled sneakers and walked through the damp soil between pumpkin rows; Charlie wore wooden clogs on the gravel path; Daisy walked barefoot along the grass lawn. Deep, waffle-patterned tread marks filled with wet mud lead directly from the scarecrow to the boundary wall. Who stole the watch?
Bob.
Rubber-soled sneakers produce waffle-patterned tread marks, and Bob was the only person wearing sneakers in the damp soil.
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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