This one was incredibly quick. I would suggest it is “green” rather than “yellow”, as it requires simple deduction rather than specific or specialized knowledge. And in a book like this, bold letters are a dead giveaway as to how the response should be formed.

I agree! I was able to get the answer

by working backward from the last set, but I think there is a wonderful book plot in what you've suggested.

I guessed the answer by going through words that could have made sense, and got lucky on my first try. I’ll try to solve it for real now

Not sure I agree with some of the logical inferences in the "proper" solution: who's to say M could not have both stolen and also helped to recover _The Scream_? He is an enigmatic figure. But this one was both flexible and short enough to muddle through to an answer regardless.

I think you can do it with logic. I was initially trying to find some inconsistency with all of them (or incorrect history) , rather than just starting with one

It's a pretty neat concept and I'm pleased with this one.

neat fact that could loosely help solve that I'll spoil just in case

You can do this with simple logic, or by actually reading and cross-referencing the book as a whole in "words words words" M writes that they helped translate japanese-north korean messages. I only know that one for sure, but I'd bet all the true statements are mentioned in the book somewhere.

I just solved it with logic, though.

Clever answer, M. At first I thought it was "Still I," which would not have been surprising givenyour self-confidence, M

I am disappointed in myself. I got the answer but didn't register that it meant the beer Stella and not the Latin word for star or a feminine name. After I tried many different "Stella" solutions, I moved on to another solution. Curse your sly mind, M!

There should be a means on the site to grade oneself an F. I missed this one, and I am so thoroughly disappointed with myself.