One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers


Book Description

Readers of all ages will enjoy the challenge of discovering the answers to—or being stumped by—these interactive mysteries. In brief paragraphs and black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner present 70 puzzles, each with a logical "aha" answer that requires thinking outside the box. Clues and answers are included in separate sections. Mystery: A man is looking at a clock that displays the correct time, but he doesn't know what time it is. Why not? Clues: The man can see and tell time perfectly well. The clock is normal and in plain sight. More than one clock is in the room. Solution: Each clock in the room is displaying a different time, so he doesn't know which one is correct. Hours of wholesome entertainment is practically guaranteed!




Mini Brain Games Mini Mysteries


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To solve these 200 short mysteries, you'll have to deduce the answers to logic puzzles, decode cryptograms, untangle anagrams, and more. Visual, verbal, and logic puzzles are included. Perfect travel size!




Five-Minute Mini-Mysteries


Book Description

You have been selected to solve dastardly crimes with Thomas P. Stanwick, the famous amateur logician. Use your great detective skills to come up with the answer to any of over 30 mysteries in just five minutes. Have fun examining the evidence as you sort through the whodunit clues and figure out who had the means, motive and opportunity to commit each one.




Whodunit--you Decide!


Book Description

Would you like to serve on jury and decide whether someone accused of a crime is guilty or not? Who doesn't love a twisty mystery--a locked room, a seemingly impossible crime, a pivotal piece of evidence that seems to make no sense. Here are 15 diabolically clever crimes that made the author smile and say, "You'll never untangle this one"; but you'll want to keep looking till you find the simple twist that lets you sneer and reply, "I fooled you!" These little murders and other crimes hark back to old-fashioned whodunits--you don't need special police knowledge or have to engage in chases and fights. There's not even a complicated logic involved, just good use of your imagination. 96 pages, 12 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.




Mini Mysteries 2


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Contains twenty mystery stories for readers to solve. The solutions can be found by lifting the flaps on the back pages of the book.




60-Second Brain Teasers Crime Puzzles


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60-Second Brain Teasers Crime Puzzles tests your crime scene investigation knowledge with 65 criminal mysteries to solve.




Five-Minute Crimebusters


Book Description

Murders most foul, criminal capers, and miscellaneous mysteries: welcome to the world of wily logician Thomas P. Stanwick. Join him as he fingers the guilty parties in homicides, robberies, frauds, and espionage--and helps his neighbors with less felonious puzzlers. Take a careful look at the facts, the timing, and the suspects--and try to get to the bottom of these whodunits as quickly as Stanwick




Wicked Whodunits


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Dr. Quicksolve can crack any crime in record time, and his son Junior is following in his footsteps. Learn how they rapidly solve robberies, identify forgeries, capture crazed fans, and track down other criminals--like the bad guys who poisoned the ink in the pen used to sign a merger, or the thieves who carried out the cookie jar caper. Figure out the fun tricks, too, like the one Junior's twin cousins Flora and Fauna like to play on him whenever they get the chance. Remember that things aren't always what they seem, so think carefully and work quickly if you want to keep up with these smart pros!




Brain Games Who Done It


Book Description

Gather clues and use deductive reasoning to solve the mysteries in Brain Games Who Done It? puzzle collection. ​Features puzzles encouraging you to flex your cognitive muscles and solve mysteries ranging from everyday to obscure. Unlock codes and cryptograms, untangle logic mazes and use visual and math skills to solve "Spy Fly" puzzles. Expand your logic and reasoning skills, test your memory and push your creative thinking ability to new limits. Spiral-bound,192 pages




65 More Short Mysteries You Solve with Science!


Book Description

The sequel to "One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science," this book continues the short-mystery format in which science facts ranging from the Life, Earth and Space, Physical and Chemical, to the General Sciences are taught in