Investigation time. What a situation! Murder, rainbow suspects.

Professor: elegant alibi.

Colonel obfuscating clues? Key insight: never trust him.

Enter ballroom. Innocent looking lady in all red: deception?

Recent observation of maid was inconclusive: tail her.

The honourable emerald clergyman: assassin?

No damn leads! Except suspiciously typed initials – cryptic key?

Joe Pearson is a British fiction writer living in Paris. He plays board games, solves murders and hides clues in his stories. You can find more of his writing at joepearsonwriter.com.

Editor: Have you figured it out yet? It took me a minute!