Puzzle Mystery

As gumshoes go, I was one of the best, back when it said Triplett on my badge—back when I had a badge, and a uniform to pin it on, not to mention a man’s body instead of a parakeet’s. No joke. Fortunately, though, I still have a few moves up my— Let’s move on. Seymour’s the name. I ended up in this avian form after my untimely demise, but against all odds I have been reunited in sunny Mountain Springs with my wife Sharon and our two children, Lila and Ethan. A lot of mysterious things have happened in this area over the past year, and all four of us have played a part in ...

In 1576, a fleet of fifteen vessels appeared on the south side of the island. Most belonged to the Spanish Empire and five others to the English corsair, Barker. The two sides engaged in a naval battle. By the Egyptian goddess! My excited little claws appeared. The battle raged for ten hours, one of the five pirate ships was burned and abandoned. The gold, pearls, and other lustrous items of unparalleled beauty were swallowed by the sea. Honorio, the detective cat, is at it again, sleuthing with his three lady travelling pals. This time on the lovely island where Cousin Cedric has invited ...

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne.

When a high-stakes puzzle competition masks a destructive gambling scandal, Carlie finds herself thrown into a labyrinth of betrayal and underground crime. Struggling to balance her professional ambitions with dangerous secrets—ranging from hacked social media, rigged competitions, and a charismatic yet enigmatic colleague—her very future hangs in the balance. With reputations on the line and hidden forces pulling the strings, Carlie must decide if exposing the truth is worth the cost before a volatile confrontation shatters everything.

A mentally unbalanced former student exacts revenge, killing thirty and wounding sixty others. He takes perverse delight in taunting the police about his next victims. He leads Jab and his friends in a manhunt throughout Northern California. Will Jab stop this maniac? Or will the nightmare continue?

ヨーロッパ中を震撼させた大事件を解決したホームズ。その名はヨーロッパ中に響き渡っていた。しかし、その代償は大きく、ホームズは過労の為、神経症になってしまった。見かねたワトソンは、彼に転地療養を勧め、ライギットにいるかつての戦友のもとを訪ねる。しかし、事件はホームズを放ってはおかなかった。ワトソンが反対する中、事件が舞い込んでくる。大地主の家に次々と強盗が入った。2件目の強盗でついに使用人が殺害される。そして事件によってホームズの目は再び輝きを取り戻すのであった。残された謎のメモの断片…。ホームズの推理が見事に冴え渡る! -『ライギット・パズル』(原題:THE REIGATE PUZZLE)は、「ライゲートの謎」や「ライゲイトの大地主」などの邦題で知られる。ちなみに“ライゲート”は間違った発音で、現地での発音は“ライギット”である。(1893年6月初出)ストランド・マガジン「シャーロック・ホームズの記憶」よりFirst published in the Strand Magazine, June. 1893

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Former FBI Agent Garrett Keating's treason conviction is overturned by the California Supreme Court. He swears vengeance, not only to the FBI, but to Jab Boone. Keating aligns himself with a terrorist group that Jab brought to justice years back. Jab and his colleagues must somehow delay the group's next move: wreaking carnage upon thousands of innocent people! Their showdown leads to Mt. Jab. Both sides agree that there will be no arrests -- and no mercy! Jab and his friends must not only defeat their enemies with a creative solution, but stay alive themselves!

Gold Quill Award-Winning Novel A puzzle mystery with heart, humor, and populated with diverse and interesting characters. Two murders. One night. Darnell Dixon, Horseshoe Corner's extraordinary cupcake baker, the intended victim. Who wants Darnell dead and why? The investigation leads to an accident that happened seventeen years ago and a family secret. Will Darnell find the truth or die trying?

Welcome to Rush City, where the croissants are golden, the locals are quirky, and murder is always on the menu. Cornelia “Corny” Baker’s cozy little bakery is the heart of this charming mining town—famous for its mouthwatering pastries and friendly atmosphere. But when a ruthless billionaire is found dead clutching one of Corny’s signature croissants, her reputation crumbles like stale bread. With the entire town watching, Corny teams up with her eccentric best friend, Marcel, to prove her innocence. Together, they’ll sift through clues, uncover a recipe for betrayal, and bake ...

During the final years of the Soviet Union, its government started building an ultra-secret airbase in the center of a vast wilderness. Its secrecy outstripped its management such that construction continued despite its abandonment. Occasionally, an errant aircraft drops somebody on its tarmac, and they are never seen alive again. At the end of a late night international flight from India to Russia, a weary traveler finds himself deposited in a lonely ramp of an empty terminal. As he navigates its endless gates and corridors, this hapless traveler begins to realize he has landed in no ...

Minerva Keen is the absolute best kid detective Chicago has ever seen, and she’s hungry for a new mystery to solve with her friends. But a know-it-all new girl, Zoe, tries to take control of MK’s detective club. Worse still, Ms. Claire Voyant, who has always had a soft spot for Minerva, takes Zoe's side. It’s clear to Minerva that someone…or something has taken over her favorite teacher.

When renowned historian Dr. Blake vanishes without a trace, B&B owner and amateur sleuth, Lila Harrington stumbles upon the mystery of a lifetime. With her loyal beagle, Barkley, and gossipy best friend, Jane, Lila dives headfirst into the investigation. As the trio unravels the clues—strange ledgers, cryptic symbols, and shady deals—they soon discover that those closest may not be who they seem. What begins as a simple inquiry into the missing scholar, spirals into a web of deception, hidden motives, and long-buried secrets tied to an ancient artifact with unimaginable power. With help...

Nathaniel Rawlings never loses. Maddie Hart always comes in second. When their paths cross, it happens… Maddie’s luck holds true. She ruins his plans. What’s the big deal? Plans fail. Only this time it is a big deal. Rawlings has put up a priceless family heirloom as a scavenger hunt prize. He risked it because he knew, absolutely positively, that he would win. That was before he met Maddie. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Simply brilliant. Another fantastic read. Complex characters that we've been introduced to before. Loved Maddie and her loyalty. She was such a sweet person but no pushover. ...

A ghostly place with a tragic history: the isolated Chalet Hermitage in the deep shadow of the Matterhorn. A snowstorm hits. A clock strikes. A man dies. An opera diva disappears. A cat yawns . . . Wait, what? The cat, Honorio, and his companions Emma, Hilde, and Vivien—tired of the summer heat on their tour of Europe—have taken Emma’s cousin Cedric’s advice and made their way to the cooler climes of Italy’s Aosta Valley. Here they’ve found exceptional vistas and amazing accommodations, but not everything is as it seems. Shadows play. People lie. And strange sounds and visions ...

As the title implies this book involves the completion of a jigsaw puzzle. The pieces are the suspects in a murder case and the reader has to decide who is the final piece in order to discover the identity of the culprit. But nothing is quite what it seems for, as the story unfolds, it soon becomes apparent that the reader is being given assistance to complete the puzzle by … the murderer. The new owner of the house has almost finished clearing out the loft space when he sees the insulation lagging is loose near the eves. As he attempts to replace it he finds a jigsaw puzzle box hidden ...

The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face is a short story from Dorothy Sayers' book, Lord Peter Views the Body. Several passengers on a train are excitedly discussing a recent murder, in which a man was found on a beach, strangled, with his face cut off. Lord Peter Wimsey is among them, and cleverly deduces several facts about the case based on details mentioned by the passengers. A policeman, Inspector Winterbottom among them overhears the conversation and takes Lord Peter's calling card.

Welcome to the world of Steamboat Willie’s Whistlestop Puzzle Mysteries! It’s the 1920s, and you’re the new first mate of a steamboat, the SS Wilkinshire. Willie is a talking mouse who you’ll encounter on your first mystery! Together, the two of you will solve crimes. And there’s a lot of them! The SS Wilkinshire is a magnet for unfortunate events: murder, blackmail, thievery. There’s always a puzzle that needs to be solved. If you think playing detective is going to be easy, think again! These puzzle mysteries are tricky. It takes a very sharp eye to recognize the clues, so ...

I’m Honorio, a noble cat. No brag, just fact. On vacation in a mysterious part of France with pink swamps, wild and free white horses and a wandering ghostly salt-marsh woman. My eccentric “owner,” her two devoted friends, and I, are eye-witnesses to a sudden and shocking murder! Was it murder? It was there in the room of this terribly tragic-looking, twisted, creepy mask that some archaeologists unearthed and maybe should not have. The detective in me that I was . . . that I am . . .moves into action. I detect a number of quirky people who are suspicious, if not downright fishy—...

Are you a Law & Order or CSI crime junkie? In these You Solve It mini mysteries, you get to be the lead detective who takes on the case. You will read the case file, collect the evidence and solve the crime. Become an iDetective.