Utterly ingenious five-minute mysteries

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Title:

Utterly ingenious five-minute mysteries

Alternate title:

Five minute mysteries

Author:

Weber, Ken, 1940- author.

Summary:

It will take all of the detective skills you've got to solve each one of these 40 new twisted tales of intrigue. Read carefully to collect the subtle clues that expose the enigma of each case. If you're still stumped after five minutes, check the back of the book for the secret of who-dunit and why.

General Note:

Originally published as Armchair detective 2.

"40 new cases of murder and mahem for you to solve"--Cover.

Physical Description:

189 p. ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Puzzles and games.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Puzzles.

Publisher:

Running Press,

Publication Date:

2003

2002

ISBN:

9780762419043

Publication Information:

Philadelphia : Running Press, c2003, c2002.

Call Number:

793.7 WEBER

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Another installment in our wildly successful series of succinct whodunits, Utterly Ingenious Five-Minute Mysteries offers more than 40 new intriguing cases to thrill, entertain, and solve in less time than it takes to brew a cup of tea! Astute readers can test their powers of observation and deductive reasoning, then turn to the end of the book for ingenious solutions to each case.

Author Notes

Ken Weber is an expert craftsman of mystery and intrigue. He is a professor of special education at the University of Toronto

Unsolved Cases
1. Blowing Up The Mackenzie Building	p. 8
2. The Worst Kind of Phone Call	p. 12
3. A Courtly Gesture	p. 15
4. A Dispute on the Ledge	p. 18
5. Setting Up the Hit	p. 22
6. Under the Home Team Bench	p. 25
7. First Impressions Revised	p. 29
8. Collecting a Betrayal Fee	p. 33
9. Nobody Hides Forever	p. 38
10. The Initiation	p. 42
11. Taking Over the Thomas Case	p. 47
12. A Career Adjustment for Lonnie the "Dipper"	p. 51
13. A Second Witness	p. 55
14. A Preview of the Contract	p. 59
15. A Hero Mistreated?	p. 62
16. Concentrating the Search	p. 65
17. Don't Get Caught Speeding in Polk County!	p. 68
18. The Unseen Hijacker	p. 75
19. A Rash of Break-ins	p. 79
20. Random Shots by the River	p. 83
21. An Eye for Details	p. 88
22. Nathan Greeley's Personal Effects	p. 92
23. Hunting the Blue Morpho	p. 96
24. All the Pieces in Place	p. 100
25. The Kid's Idea	p. 105
26. The Case of the Skull & Anchor	p. 108
27. Milverton's Deception	p. 111
28. Fishing out of Season	p. 114
29. The Last Wish of Latimer Orkin	p. 118
30. Death in Benton County	p. 122
31. The Coroner's Decision	p. 126
32. Where to Send the Dogs	p. 129
33. Time for the Mortars?	p. 132
34. When Bad Things Come in Threes	p. 136
35. Incident at Garibaldi Park	p. 140
36. Every Dead Body has a Story to Tell	p. 146
37. A Bad Day to Go Up the Mountain	p. 150
38. The View from the Parapet	p. 157
39. Everything Checked and Double-Checked	p. 161
40. Murder at the CBA!	p. 164
Solutions	p. 169

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