Murder At The Chessboard: And 43 Other Perplexing Whodunit Puzzlers To Test Your Crime-solving Skills

This collection of five-minute mysteries is ideal for the armchair detective. Packed with clues and solved at the end of the book, these 43 mini-mysteries test the reader's crime-solving skills with stories of robbery, fraud, and murder. Illustrations.

This mind-bending collection of five-minute mysteries, packed with clues and solved at the back of the book, is an armchair detective's dream-come-true.

It's like 43 rousing games of "Clue" in short-story form-and what could be more fun than that? These engaging puzzlers test readers' crime-solving skills by presenting stories of robbery, fraud, espionage and murder, replete with all the clues needed to unravel them. But never fear-frustrated sleuths will find solutions tucked away at the back, along with lots of crime-solving tips. This entertaining volume that can be savored or devoured, sampled or read straight through until morning. More than 100 amusing illustrations accompany the mysteries.