Richard Lane Mystery: The Man Without Face

A young office lady suddenly encounter a man which has no face while she was on her way home from work. The man appeared for a few seconds and took off. He frighten the living daylight out of her and subsequently appeared to her on another six occasions. What was he after? And why did he suddenly stop appearing for there months and started to appear again?

When she approach the police for help, the police were equally puzzled. But since the police has a lot on their hands, this case was placed on a back-burner until the newspaper got to know about the case and published an article regarding the case. There was very little the police could do. But the newspaper article caught the attention of Richard Lane who gave the police a tip. The culprit was caught because of that tip. How did Richard Lane solve the case just by reading the newspaper report? Amazing!

Put yourself in the shoes of Richard Lane as he offers his help to the police to find the solution to this inexplicable case. As the details of the case is presented to Lane, you have the opportunity to solve it before Lane gives the solution.

This is one of the Richard Lanes You-Solve-It Mysteries where each story is a challenge to you to exercise your brain cells. Every story starts with a situation with a mysterious circumstance that baffles the police. Each case then leads to Lanes involvement, either because he reads a newspaper article about the crime and spots the crucial clue, or sometimes its the police that gets Lane involved by calling him for advice regarding a case. He frequently makes a statement about the case, and the statement would help the police inspector identify who the culprit is, or locate a missing object, or interpret a crucial clue. Whatever the case may be, you will be given an opportunity to solve the case, or explain why Lane makes a statement, or predict what recommendations Lane will make for the case.

After you have gone through the case, touch HINT and you will receive some hint about the case. Touching SOLVE in the hint page will allow you to see how Lane unravels the mystery with logical thinking.

Take up the challenge!