Midnight Phone Calls

Clue #5

by A.E. Parker (Creator), Eric Weiner

Mr. Boddy has invited his six best friends to be guests at his mansion for the weekend. When this weird and wacky crew get together, anything can happen. Follow along with their antics as you match up characters and crimes. Exciting mind-bending mini-mysteries to test your ability as a sleuth.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Fiction, Middle Grade, Short Stories, Young Adult, Mystery Thriller

94 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[paige turner ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of these reviews are going to be repetitive, but I challenged myself to do one for every book that I have read so here we go:

I had fun reading these books.
I think the games are so much fun.
At least one story out of the ten has stumped me. (sometimes more than 10)
I live for the puns.
The characters are crazy, in good and bad ways.
I wish Mr. Body was my friend, cause I wouldn't kill him.
And poor Mr. Body almost dies, like, all the time.

[Josiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a very funny entertaining book!

[Kaycee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never knew these books existed and it was so fun having mini mysteries to solve.

[Saska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why is Mr.Boddy still friends with these people? That is the real mystery in this series of books.

[Josie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly this was a riot. It's 10 short mystery whodunits that can be solved with logic elimination like the board game. Each mystery involves Mr. Boddy who somehow manages to avoid death after several murder attempts, as well as the regular Clue cast of suspects, weapons, and locations. Everything is so over the top in the must fun way. From plane crashes to monopoly tournaments, the setups are just as fun as solving. An easy breezy afternoon read, and you can probably pick up a copy for under $5 on a used book site.

[Musiquedevie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whoever ghostwrote this Clue edition had a wacky sense of humor and seemed to have fun writing the stories almost in the vein of the characters from the classic 'Clue' movie. I loved it!

[Madame Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

The characters are just as ridiculous as the murders. I loved it!

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Favorite stories: "Midnight Phone Calls", and "Mr. Boddy's Funeral"

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are so much fun!

[Melissa Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this fifth book in the clue series .with The humor is still as fresh and the guests as greedy/crazy as ever

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a super fun little read!

[Ken Yuen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cartoony and fun. Feels like the mysteries were a little harder this time

[Chris Comden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Midnight Phone Calls by A E Parker
Series: Yes Clue #5
Format: Softcover
Stars: 4
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: Yes


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[T.J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

...And suddenly, with this edition, the cover illustrations are changed, forcing them to look just like the 1992 board game cover editions. Not a major difference, just a slightly jarring one for the first few editions, as Scarlet becomes Asian, White gets far older, and Peacock slimmer and more genteel.

That said, this is largely a forgettable tome in the series, a rare lownote in the stellar first ten.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

The characters are fun and entertaining throughout the book. There is tons of humor that kept me thoroughly entertained as a child. I love whodunit books and trying to figure out the various mysteries and this collection of tales certainly doesn’t disappoint.

[Matt Mazenauer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, these books are definately a guilty pleasure, but they are written in such a specific weird and unique way... unfortunately the whodunnits are too easy.