Five-Minute Whodunits [Paperback]

Stan Smith (Author), Lucy Corvino (Illustrator)

Book Description

Accompany Thomas Stanwick as he hears about a crime, arrives on the scene, interviews the authorities and witnesses, examines the body, surveys the surroundings, and announces which suspect to arrest. All under 5 minutes. You'll be right there with him for dozens of different crime scenes, and if it takes you less than five minutes to bust the case open, consider yourself a match for the brilliant Stanwick. 96 pages, 40 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; Edition Unstated edition (June 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806994029
• ISBN-13: 978-0806994024
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Greatly Disappointed, December 14, 2000

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Eric J Pollock (Seoul, Yongsan-Ku Korea (South)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Five-Minute Whodunits (Paperback)

The book was greatly disappointing. Rather than interesting mysteries to read, they were simple and futile exercises in solving the same logic exercise over and over. For example, 5 suspects: One is lying, the other is telling the truth, the third is maybe telling the truth, the fourth is maybe lieing, etc. This was repeated throughout most of the stories. They were simply too tiring to read. The other few stories that did not have that approach had only one person in the story, so there was no mystery as to the identity of the culprit. You can better spend your money with mysteries by Hy Conrad. Hy Conrad's books are more enjoyable to read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading .., November 26, 2000

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penny gray (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Five-Minute Whodunits (Paperback)

I liked this book quite a bit, although I was disappointed to find that at least 1/3 of the 'mysteries' were actually logic puzzles. All in all, though, I'd have to recommend it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mystery puzzles!, June 20, 2002

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Norman Wagner (Freeport, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Five-Minute Whodunits (Paperback)

Smith's clever mini mysteries kept me entertained for hours. I recommend this book to all amateur logicians. I'm anxious to start his Five Minute Crimebusters.