There once was a man named Mr. Braun. Not much was known about him, except for these things: he was married to a piano teacher; he was born and lived and married in Germany, and he had died a week earlier. Now, since he was dead and had no other living relatives, his estate would […]

Detective Sing arrived at the scene of the robbery of a coastal house to find a man, Mr. Jones, complaining that his jewels had been stolen. Detective Sing arranged to have him taken to the local police station to give a statement. After a quick search of the area, they found the thief not far

“Who shot her?” cried Rogers as he rushed into the hospital three minutes after his ex-wife had died from a bullet through her head.“Just a minute, Mr. Rogers,” said Professor Stiggins, “We’ll have to ask you a few questions. Although divorced for the past six months yet you have been living in the same house

It was a gorgeous summer’s day on the scenic shores of Honeymoon Lake in Ontario Canada. Mr. Ode had just bought a new $300 canoe and took it to his yacht club to go for a paddle around the bay. As he was paddling around, he was nearly run over by Bob, one of his

Inspector Will attended the call from Mr. Andrews, and entered the closed display room of the magnificent Andrews’ house. With a quick sweep of his eyes, Inspector Will noted that the room was round (no corners); to the left there was a waiter, next to him a little beverage table with 5 glasses filled with

A woman depended on a public telephone to make her calls, but it was usually out of order. Each day she reported this to the phone company, but nothing was done. Finally, she came up with a fib that she told the phone company. The phone was fixed the next day. What did she tell

Detective Gretchen looked out of her window at a beautiful California sunset, but she was not enjoying it at all. She was sure that Henry was up to no good again, but she didn’t have as clean a case as she needed. She had him under arrest for stealing the jewels from the travelling exhibit

Shaley was devastated. Last night her father died and left her $100,000. Her father left a note to where the money was, but she couldn’t understand what it meant. She immediately called Detective Bowen.When Detective Bowen arrived, he took the note from Shaley. It said:Take 21 tissues off the desk.You will see 14 pictures on

Colin Hammond was working in his study before dinner. As he sat at his desk filling out paperwork, the door behind him opened slowly and silently. Peter Wall was in the room with the door closed behind him before Hammond became aware of his presence.Hammond stood to confront the intruder. “What are you doing here?”

A man’s life was at an all time low. He lost his job, his wife, his house; and now his mom just died in a car accident. After the funeral, a man approached him and told him that his mom had taken a mortgage on the house and left him nothing except one thing. It

Detective Wingate was called to Lab Tech Industries to investigate a murder. Lying on the floor of Lab D was Violet Robinson, dead from an apparent gunshot to the head. There were two drops of blood on her right shoe, her lab coat was missing one button, and the latex glove on her left hand

Agent Llearson got a call from a frantic farmer early in the morning. One of his prize llamas had disappeared while he was waiting by an expectant llama. Apparently, the farmer had done nothing but stay by the llama for days, as the birth could occur at any time. However, he still needed to feed

Detective Bob Smith was out late one night looking for a murder suspect. He had received several tips from witnesses which led him into a vast untamed meadow. After hours of searching for any trace of the suspect, he decided to pack up, and go home.Detective Smith had been off in search of this particular

The police were checking the place. Outside, Mary, Mr. Olson’s faithful secretary, was a mass of nerves. Inspector Will was reviewing the facts:1. Mr. Olson has been murdered. The murderer buried a stiletto through the back of the chair and right through his heart.2. All the place was a mess, but nothing seems to be

Detective Allison Carr pushed her way through the crowded hotel lobby and into an elevator. At the tenth floor, she found a forensics crew already at work.“What have we got here?” she asked Officer Frost.“The victim is one Jacob Williams,” Frost said, “He and his wife and another couple are here for a week’s vacation.”“I