Detective Reyes questions five witnesses about the order they reached the museum door. Aria reached the door before Iris. Iris reached the door before Carmen. Hugo reached the door before Aria. Jonas reached the door before Hugo. Who reached the door third?
Aria.
Putting every clue in a line gives this order: Jonas, Hugo, Aria, Iris, Carmen.
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.
Difficulty: Hard. More like this: Detective riddles with answers or try Truth & Lie Island for a different kind of puzzle.
More detective riddles
Inspector Quinn is checking the order in which five suspects left the locked library. Hugo left before Aria. Aria left before Nico. Kira left before Hugo. Pavel left before Kira. Who left first?
Three kids race to build the tallest firework tower. Eli finished before Omar. Noah finished before Eli. Who finished last?
Three kids race to build the tallest pumpkin tower. Omar finished before Leo. Leo finished before Max. Who finished last?
The elf says the gift is not in a red box, not in a small box and not tied with a blue ribbon. The boxes are: big red, big green with blue ribbon, big green with gold ribbon, small blue. Which one holds it?
Three kids race to build the tallest apple tower. Leo finished before Max. Max finished before Omar. Who finished last?
Three kids race to build the tallest bee tower. Sam finished before Leo. Leo finished before Ana. Who finished last?