The Four Shelves: Vásquez, Moreau, Lindqvist, and Petrova

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Four shelves stand in a row, numbered 1 to 4 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The cookbook writer is the author with the white cover. 2. The author with the green cover is the author with the spiral-bound edition. 3. Vásquez is directly next to the author with the leather-bound edition. 4. The author with the paperback is Petrova. 5. Vásquez is immediately to the left of the historian. 6. The author with the red cover is immediately to the left of the author with the leather-bound edition. 7. The author with the blue cover is the author with the boxed set. 8. Petrova is directly next to Moreau. 9. The mystery writer is the author with the boxed set.

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In the final arrangement, which numbered shelf (1–4) does “Vásquez” end up at? Answer with the number.

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