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International Police Association Section UK Competition page Lottery Results The winners for May 2024: 1st prize (£100) Tom Atkins (Region 6/New Scotland Yard Branch); 2nd prize (£60) Pete Connolly (Region 2/Northern Ireland-Greater Belfast Branch); 3rd prize (£40) Paul Reeves (Region 10/South East Essex Branch).

April 2024: 1st prize (£100) Douglas Skate (Region 8/Cambridgeshire Branch); 2nd prize (£60) Peter Connolly (Region 2/Northern Ireland-Greater Belfast Branch) 3rd prize (£40) Fred Boyd (Region 2/Northern Ireland-North West Branch). March 2024: 1st prize (£100) Douglas Skate (Region 8/Cambridgeshire Branch); 2nd prize (£60) Spike Elliott (Region 3/Cheshire Branch);

Vol 69, Edition 2 Winners: Samuel Dickson (Region 2/ Northern Ireland-Greater Belfast Branch) wins the crossword and Murder Isn’t Easy; The forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine. Dave Clack (Region 7/Thames Valley Branch) wins the sudoku and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.

Entry Form Over Leaf

3rd prize (£40) Chris Burnett (Region 3/North East England Branch). Puzzles Crime Puzzle Book - The Hawke Files by Dan Moore and The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman. Solve the puzzle/s and send them in. The lucky winners will be drawn out of the hat. Send the complete puzzles to: ‘Puzzles’, International Police Association, IPA HQ, Section UK, 1 Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AJ or as a scan by email to mail@ipa-uk.org marked ‘Puzzles’. Deadline for entries is: 17 March 2024.

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About the books The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Across 1 - Ship’s complement (4) 3 - Unselfish concern for others (8) 9 - Necessary (7) 10 - Sends through the mail (5)

Down 1 - In a thoughtful manner (13) 2 - Military opponent (5) 4 - Soothed (6) 5 - Reclamation (12) 6 - Separated; remote (7) 7 - Naughtily (13) 8 - Bubbling (12) 14 - Pertaining to the heart (7) 16 - Opposite of hell (6) 18 - Chopping (5)

It’s the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He’s made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus? But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can the Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them? Crime Puzzle Book - The Hawke Files by Dan Moore Nine case files containing over 90 crime-themed visual, code, logic, number and word puzzles to solve – can you crack all the clues and help Detective Hawke catch the culprits?

11 - Climbing shrub (3) 12 - Spirit of the air (5) 13 - Travels by bicycle (5)

15 - Distinguishing character (5) 17 - Large amounts of land (5) 18 - Before the present (3) 19 - Expulsion (5) 20 - Stringed instruments (7) 21 - Boating (8) 22 - Unattractive (4)

POLICE WORLD Vol 69 No.3, 2024

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