Ken Weber 
Five-minute Mysteries 5 
40 Additional Cases of Murder and Mayhem for You to Solve

When you have a few minutes to kill. Armchairs sleuths can test their powers of deduction with 40 of the best quick-read whodunits in this fifth volume of the popular Five-minute Mysteries series. Here’s the idea. Readers take about five minutes to read a short mystery. Next, they must solve the question posed at the end by putting themselves in the shoes of the detective to examine the evidence and figure out who done it. All the clues they need are found somewhere in the story. A sampling of the mysteries to solve: A murderer describes in detail the Perfect Crime. But the plan is flawed… how? An English arrow kills a French soldier during the Hundred Years’ War. Which clues point to a cold-blooded murder? What clues did the rookie cop see that went unobserved by the veteran
sheriff? What exactly told investigators that the forged painting wasn’t picture perfect? Cases are rated easy, moderate and challenging. Some mysteries will unravel faster than a dime-store sweater while others will take longer to solve. Solutions for all, however, are revealed at the back of the book. Five-minute Mysteries 5 is a treat for both puzzle aficionados and mystery fans, and a rare opportunity to step into the shoes of law enforcement professionals.

Table of Content

Memorandum Unsolved Cases Alone on the Beach Border Alert Homicide at 24 North Bleaker Street In Pursuit of Deserters Count to Five, Press the Button and Get Out! The Case of the Open Safe Getting to the Front Door Leave No Trace A Great Future in Art Forgery A Rush Order Undercover with the Black Lasers Deadly Treasure Hunt Too Much Medication? Detective Aylmer’s Report An Impulse Rewarded A Second Opinion on the Case Corinne Beardsley’s Deadly Mistake After Hours at the Bank
Analyzing a DJ The Anthrax Plot Assessing the Risk The Unlamented Demise of Tony ‘the Heaver’ Pellino A Perfect Crime? Mr. Mayo’s Wakeup Test Mr. Mayo’s Wakeup Test: A Sequel Leo’s Interim Report An Enemy Within? En Route to the Scene A Discussion at Clancy, Goldberg & Associates An Alternative Career The New Recruit The Secret Service at Work The Next Step The Whitsun Islands Sting One Bad Apple? Why Pvt. Raymond Failed On a Grassy Knoll Keeping an Eye on the Docks To Praise a Rookie
Cop One Small Favor Before the Wedding Solutions

About the author

Ken Weber