Baffling Whodunit Puzzles: Dr. Quicksolve Mini-Mysteries

by Jim Sukach, Lucy Corvino (Illustrator)

Professor of Criminology Dr. Quicksolve and his son Junior bust crimes wide open by simply. . .paying attention! Join them as they visit over 40 crime scenes, and solve each mystery in minutes. Figure out how they did it. Check each clue to see if it's real or just a red herring. The puzzles present robberies, kidnappings, firebombings, prison escapes and more. Sharpen your wits and become a master detective too.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who loves solve-it-yourself mini-mysteries would love this! Reminds me of Encyclopedia Brown. Love Dr. Quicksolve!!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baffling Whodunit puzzles:Dr.Quicksolve mini mysteries by:Jim Sukach is a very fun and challengeing book because there are all types of mysteries from bank robbers to murders. The tricky part is you have to read super carefully. I like that they put the answers at the back of the book so that you actually have to there so you can think for as long as you want without the answer right there on the page. Also I like it because it is just little stories and not a big story and I like that change in my reading.

[Kenton K · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very amazing book that uses common sense about the world. I highly suggest this book for people seeking an active mind and using your creativity.... If you have any left from finishing school.

The main character is Dr. Quicksolve. The book gives you clues to solve all the puzzles. Some of the crimes are easy for some people and hard for other people. Dr. Quicksolve instantly solves it and then gives you a question which could help you also solve it.

[Samantha Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual, clean, fun, challenging mysteries. (some references to drunk driving and murder. No sexual content or profanity)
The only things I didn't like were the ones (Kris Crossing Convict) where "If the thief was in this room, it COULD be that one", and not necessarily meaning *that person is guilty*.
But most are where the criminal is obviously lying, and you have to carefully read the one-to-two page story.
Definitely not something when you're sleepy!

[Kirsten Simkiss · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was passable, but fairly simple. I could have read this and figured them out when I was ten. Most of the stories depend on paying attention to how the criminals phrase things, as opposed to evidence that proves them to be guilty. Most of these cases, I feel, wouldn't stand up in court because they said the wrong thing.

I wouldn't recommend this one to a friend. I feel like they're just not realistic. I did enjoy the punny names, however.

[Kassandra Huntley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun and imaginative book to read with your kids. Each page is a different mystery that you and your child can read and then solve. My son is 10 and it was just a little bit too easy for him to figure out the solutions. I'd say 7-9 would be the right age group for this book.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun! They are also challenging but fun! Kinda like "Encyclopedia Brown", but I like Encyclopedia Brown better.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A much better variety of suspects, and some cases I couldn't figure out