Whodunits: The Armchair Detective Book of Whodunits

by Tim Dedopulos

"Inside Berforts Manor there were clear signs of disarray Eventually, they came into a medium-sized room dominated by a grand piano. The tall window was open, its frame empty. Looking around, Jones could see traces of dirt on the windowsill. There was a barren flowerbed outside the window with several large footprints in it, scattered with broken glass. Inside, a faint muddy footprint was visible on the floor, the same boot or shoe as the ones in the bed. He glanced at Drummond s feet, which were several sizes smaller. A scrap of red thread or cloth was caught on one of the shards of glass that clung to the frame. Well, said Inspector Jones. I think I ve seen enough here. William Drummond, you are under arrest. " Read the full mystery and identify the piece of evidence that Inspector Jones spotted to identify the guilty party. The additional minimysteries in this fn collection will challenge the armchair detective in everyone. A full set of solutions is provided at the back of the book."

Genres: Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2015

About the author

Tim Dedopulos, a British writer, editor, publisher and game designer with nearly 100 works to his name in areas ranging from horror and sff, through music and art, to games, puzzles and jokes.

Tim lives in Spain with his wife and the ghost of his murdered bromeliad, grimly acclimatising to his new-found and unwelcome mid-40s. A shameless INFJ, he usually tries to avoid thinking in the third person.

Reviews

[Geno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es muy interesante, sobre todo los casos de la primera parte, más cortos y bastante más deducibles. Los de la segunda son un tanto liosos y algunos sin ninguna lógica.

[Montserrat Esteban · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genial libro para agudizar la mente

[Troy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two stars seems harsh but I really do think "it was ok". Following the Encyclopedia Brown model, Whodunits presents a series of short (2 - 4 page) mystery puzzles in which clues are hidden for the reader to find. To help out the reader, the mysteries also have a one word hint at the end. In theory, a careful reader will be able to uncover who did what and when but for several of the mysteries, the reasoning was somewhat stretched.

One interesting twist to the book is that there are several "Level 2" mysteries which are longer and more complicated. Here the reader is given several extra clues to help solve the case. As with the shorter puzzles, some were solid, others were disappointingly vague.