Detective Derek was reviewing notes on the murder of Mr. Moore as he was heading to the police station to interrogate the suspects. The victim was Mr. Moore, a very powerful billionaire. He was shot square in the forehead around 11:00 pm the previous day. Mr. Moore had 3 sons, Bob, Jack, and John, who […]

Bob Sr. the alchemist had recently died. He invented only one magic potion, the Cingumbulating Stone 2001. It had the power to make any metal into gold (just like the Philosopher’s Stone). It was nowhere to be seen. However, he seemed to have left instructions on how to make it:Take 12 toenails,Add 5 nincompoops,Mix that

The police established the following facts: 1. On a beastly hot day, a masked man had entered the Johnson apartment. In attempting to beat from Mrs. Johnson, the hiding place of her fabulous diamond necklace, he accidentally killed her. He had ransacked the apartment and fled empty-handed.2. Mr. Johnson, an invalid who had been under

Doc Jim and the police were investigating a drug smuggler who was staying at a local hotel. Unfortunately, when they arrived, the suspect, Smuggling Sam, had already left. Luckily for them, he had left a list of the places where he was staying.“According to his list,” began the Captain, “he will be in Paris for

It was a sunny, calm day. Bill decided it was time for a change, so he set out in search of a new dream home. His eyes settled on an attractive house. He was so encouraged that this would be the one, he only took a quick scan of the interior and decided to buy

After Andrew had been sick for a week, he asked his best friend Jesse to get his books out of his locker. Instead of telling Jesse the three-number combination Andrew said he kept a small piece of paper with the combination under his locker door.After school Jesse went to Andrew’s locker and pulled the paper.

“I don’t understand, Doc,” complained Benny Jackson, a man who dedicates his life to impressing women, but is yet to succeed.“What happened this time?” Doc Jim asked as he sat down beside the troubled youth.“You know, Samantha Wilcox. Her father owns several prize horses and has won countless racing medals with them, so Samantha won’t

Brothers Jim and Mike Marshall owned and operated a jewellery exchange aptly named J&M Precious Jewel Exchange which had been left to them in their father’s will. Although their large inventory consisted of various precious stones from all over the world yet diamonds were the mainstay and speciality of the business. Due to the high

“I was standing outside the store waiting for my husband to bring the car around, when all of a sudden a man, I didn’t see anything but his back, snatched my purse!” The woman was furiously telling the police officers the story of the snatching of her purse.A supposed witness, who claimed he had been

It was a dark and foggy evening. Audra was an heiress who lived in a mansion on a large estate in the country. She was feeling very ill with flu. Izzy, her maid, brought her some very strong flu medicine, and Audra took a dose. The warnings on the bottle warned of extreme drowsiness, but

Brainteaser mysteries are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues. 1. StormA man owned a casino and invited some friends. It was a dark stormy night, and they all placed their money on the table right before the lights went out. When the lights came back on,