Little Murders 4x3 ★ Easy

Next to it lay a vintage tin soldier, its painted uniform scorched by a fire that hadn't spread an inch beyond its metal frame. Young Detective Chen, tech-savvy and restless, adjusted her glasses. "The heat signature was localized to a single point," she noted, pointing to a tiny blackened spot on the soldier's chest. "This wasn't an accident; it was an execution." The Third Miniature: The Clockwork Bird

As the clock struck midnight, the fourth detective—a silent woman who had been taking notes the entire time—finally spoke. "It’s a 4x3 problem," she said, her voice cutting through the tension. "Four detectives, three murders. But look at the table." Little Murders 4x3

The final victim was a clockwork bird that had once sung on the hour. Now, its gears were jammed with a single, perfectly round pearl. Detective Vance, a Victorian-era specialist in tweed, leaned in with a magnifying glass. "The pearl is from the Duchess's necklace," he whispered. "But the Duchess has been dead for twenty years." The 4x3 Solution Next to it lay a vintage tin soldier,