Daily case of October 18, 2026
A remote Highland hotel, tweed and peat smoke, where the old rules of loyalty are strained to breaking point by a new, ruthless economics.
Open this fileAlistair McGregor — Managing Director of the Northern Cooperative, found dead in the hotel's private study after the first day of negotiations.
Hotel Owner, Former Chairman of the Board — Old friend and business rival of the victim.
Fuel Oil Supplier — Long-time business partner, now in a bitter contract dispute.
Veteran Finance Director — Loyal employee of 30 years, McGregor's trusted right hand.
Sharp, Young Marketing Executive — Ambitious protégé, recently passed over for a promotion by the victim.
Hotel Housekeeper — Long-serving staff member, known to dislike the victim.
The culprit, the alibis and the clue logic are locked before your first chapter. The narrator does not know the solution: it can neither leak it nor rewrite it when you close in.