Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Volume II Hints

Who murdered Stephen Lyons and why?

  • 1 of 7: You already know that Lyons was in on the crime.
  • 2 of 7: And it's also clear that he's been expecting a lot of money to come in.
  • 3 of 7: Who would have had reason to pay Lyons?
  • 4 of 7: The person who was responsible for the jewelry heist.
  • 5 of 7: Thomas O'Neill.
  • 6 of 7: He probably wanted to keep all of the money from the jewels himself.
  • 7 of 7: So he killed Lyons to keep from paying him his share (D).