“Rupert Brown’s radio was blaring loud enough to wake the dead!” said Betty Beety, “Anyway, I went over to give him a piece of my mind. When I arrived there, I found his front door open, with his feet sticking out!”“Must have been quite a shock,” Lieutenant Georgeton said.“Not so big a shock as when […]

It is a scorching afternoon in the piercing Texas sun when Detectives Sloan and Penter arrive at the scene of a fatal car accident. It is a one car accident. They are here to gather the facts and to submit a report as to what happened. At this time, there are no witnesses.The accident has

The case had been closed for almost one hundred years. William Pritchett and his sister Olivia, had died of a strange ailment. Their arms and legs shook violently; they had severe abdominal cramps and fever. On her deathbed Olivia accused Holly, the maid, of poisoning her and her brother. Holly told a different tale of

It was officer Smith’s first day on the job. All the detectives were buzzing about a recent robbery from Fort Knox. One hundred pounds of gold had been stolen right from under the guards’ noses. It was obviously an inside job, and the list of suspects was rather short. Jim Python was at the top

Law enforcement officials in the city of Brane Gully face a peculiar challenge. The criminal element of the city, the Witty Mafia, violates all the laws on the books and attempts to obscure its crimes using riddles and puzzles of all kinds. When the BGPD is stumped, they call in Miss Terry Solver, P.I. to

Two old friends, Fred and Ted, had managed to work a party piece that no one could figure it out. Fred would go out of the room, and Ted would invite the guests to select an item. They were then asked to continue to think of it so that Fred might read their minds. Fred

Four men met in a bar, and they soon found that all four of them had been to the Amazon Jungle. After a few more beers, they also realized that they had all been captured at least once, by fierce natives who ruled amazing fortresses. They soon got around to talking about their experiences, and

Detective Wesley carefully examined the scene before him. He was in a hotel room about 3 miles from the victim’s home. The victim’s body lay in front of him peacefully on the bed. It was January 7th, 3:15 pm; the body was discovered by a hotel maid. The man’s name was Sean Donovin. He was

The first lunar base was completed last year. One company, aptly named “Out Of This World Vacations”, offers tourists a week-long visit to the Moon. The cost of such a vacation is extremely high.“It was awesome! Wait till I show you the Moon rocks I brought back,” Alex boasted as a crowd gathered around him

Clyde Stevenson just bought a brand new house. Everything in it was state-of-the-art; the refrigerator was stainless steel; the ovens were electric; even the windows were built to open from the inside only. Clyde was a very nervous man, and always kept his house locked up, especially this one, since it was new.Clyde decided, since

One day, a father went to his three sons and told them that he would die soon and he needed to decide which one of them he should give his property. He decided to give them all a test. He said, “Go to the market, my sons. Purchase something that is large enough to fill

“I know we should have called the police,” Eric Wembly admitted as he nursed a bump on the back of his head, “But the kidnapper said he’d kill my brother if we did. And it’s not like we couldn’t afford the ransom.”John Wembly, the elder son of Jonas Wembly, had been missing since Tuesday. On

Detective Mick Mace was called to the scene of a beach murder. Two uniformed officers were already there, piecing together the chain of events that lead to the victim’s death.“Her name is Jina Lange,” the first officer tells Mace, “a 27-year-old waitress from ‘Jake’s Palace.” She was running from someone, but they got her, all

Private Eye Sam Horowitz sat in his dingy office, watching the paint peel off the walls. He hadn’t had a customer all month, and soon he would be out of business if things didn’t pick up. That was before she knocked at the door, and entered his office with a flourish. She was a classy

As the school year was progressing, a teacher was distressed that more and more of her students were beginning to tease and make fun of one another. She decided to do something about it. When they returned to the classroom after Spring Break, they saw a mirror on the wall with a sign next to