I bought this for my family a couple years ago. We read the story (paper folded in half, four sides, not too long at all), and talked about who we thought the murderer was almost the whole time we put the puzzle together. It was a LOT of fun! By the time we were done, we were pretty certain we knew who did it, and there, on a puzzle piece, was confirmation! I looked up online and also called Bits and Pieces to make sure we were correct, and we were! No one mentioned the actual clue on the puzzle piece, but it's there. Warning: When I looked up online to confirm our answer, I accidentally saw the answer to the second puzzle, so I recommend asking a friend who hates to do puzzles to look it up for you. When I discover friends who like jigsaw puzzles, I buy them these because I think they're more fun than any other I've ever seen...so clever!