The Sherlock Society Practice Test

What word did the society members read when they stacked the mystery novels?

Chief Leader Captain Inspector

Correct Answer:

Chief

Explanation:

Reading a hidden message in a stack of mystery novels often relies on an acrostic: the initial letters of the titles, read in order, spell a word. Here, the titles were arranged so their first letters form CHIEF, a common term for the leader of a group. So the word the society members read is Chief. The other options don’t fit this clue because their corresponding letters wouldn’t line up to form a familiar leadership word with this particular stack of titles.

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