Daily case of October 7, 2026
The Aero-Nav Academy, a modernist concrete and glass complex perched on a windswept coastal headland. Inside, the air is thick with tension, stale coffee, and the low hum of vacuum-tube radar consoles. The future of the academy hinges on tomorrow's inspection, but tonight, a life has been extinguished at the master console, leaving only silent, sweeping radar echoes and a room full of suspects.
4 detective(s) · 0% solved it
Open this fileSir Alistair Finch — Founding Director of the Aero-Nav Academy, a staunch traditionalist who built the institution on his reputation as a wartime radar operator. He was fiercely resistant to modernizing the academy's systems, believing the old ways forged the best controllers.
Deputy Director — Long-time second-in-command, outwardly loyal but secretly resentful of Sir Alistair's refusal to retire and his obstruction of modernization.
Chief Instructor — A former star pupil of Sir Alistair, now the academy's progressive pedagogical lead. He respected the director but believed his methods were dangerously obsolete.
Systems Engineer — A brilliant, meticulous technician who saw Sir Alistair's beloved vacuum-tube system as a personal insult to his engineering expertise. His constant upgrade requests were denied.
Aviation Journalist — An influential writer doing a long-form profile on Sir Alistair and the academy. She had unprecedented access to the facility and its staff.
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.