Absolutely amazing five-minute mysteries
Subtitle: 40 new cases of murder and mayhem for you to solve
By: by Ken Weber
Publisher: Running Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780762417728
Other titles: Five-minute mysteries
Work titles: Armchair detective 1
Description: 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 whodunit and why. Ken Weber is an expert craftsman of mystery and intrigue. He lives in Toronto, Canada, where he is a professor of special education at the University of Toronto.
Table of contents: label: Unsolved cases:; label: 1.
title: SAFETY INSPECTION
pagenum: 8; label: 2.
title: THE BEST-LAID PLANS
pagenum: 12; label: 3.
title: RECOVERY AT DUSK
pagenum: 16; label: 4.
title: CLOSING IN ON THE HACKER
pagenum: 20; label: 5.
title: SAFE SHELTER?
pagenum: 24; label: 6.
title: MULE TRAIN
pagenum: 27; label: 7.
title: WHY GRANNY DOESN'T RETIRE
pagenum: 30; label: 8.
title: TRANSCRIPT: CROWN VS. JERGENS
pagenum: 35; label: 9.
title: "ODD BILLY" AND THE BACKPACK
pagenum: 39; label: 10.
title: THE IDENTIKIT DECISION
pagenum: 43; label: 11.
title: WAITING FOR SAHDEEN
pagenum: 46; label: 12.
title: JUST A DEAD BATTERY
pagenum: 48; label: 13.
title: AN EXCERPT FROM SCENE THREE
pagenum: 51; label: 14.
title: THE NEW DEPUTY TAKES A WRONG STEP
pagenum: 55; label: 15.
title: TAGGERT'S TURF
pagenum: 58; label: 16.
title: I SAW HIM DO IT!
pagenum: 62; label: 17.
title: A LOGICAL SUSPECT
pagenum: 65; label: 18.
title: TIVERTON VS. CAPELLI
pagenum: 69; label: 19.
title: TREVOR WILKEY'S JOURNAL
pagenum: 72; label: 20.
title: NEXT DOOR TO THE CHIEF
pagenum: 76; label: 21.
title: A COLUMBO CASE
pagenum: 81; label: 22.
title: THE CHASE
pagenum: 85; label: 23.
title: THE KEY TO THE CODE
pagenum: 89; label: 24.
title: ONE CLEAR SHOT
pagenum: 92; label: 25.
title: BLANK WITNESSES
pagenum: 96; label: 26.
title: "FOR WANT OF A NAIL..."
pagenum: 101; label: 27.
title: ONE WAY TO BREAK UP A GLOOMY DAY
pagenum: 104; label: 28.
title: A PERFECT WITNESS
pagenum: 109; label: 29.
title: ACCIDENTAL DEATH?
pagenum: 114; label: 30.
title: IT'S ELEMENTARY
pagenum: 116; label: 31.
title: A SECOND INVESTIGATION AT BEDSIDE MANOR
pagenum: 121; label: 32.
title: WAS LAWRENCE REALLY THERE?
pagenum: 126; label: 33.
title: PERSONAL EFFECTS
pagenum: 130; label: 34.
title: THE RANKLED BROTHERS
pagenum: 134; label: 35.
title: A CLEAR CASE OF ARSON
pagenum: 138; label: 36.
title: THE IRISH PROBLEM
pagenum: 144; label: 37.
title: CHOOSING THE RIGHT CLIENT
pagenum: 146; label: 38.
title: SOMEWHERE IN THE DESERT
pagenum: 150; label: 39.
title: J.T.C. KAPCHEK's OPENING LECTURE
pagenum: 153; label: 40.
title: THE CHAIN OF THE PEOPLE; title: SOLUTIONS
pagenum: 161