Whodunit - You Decide!: Mini-Mysteries For You To Solve [Paperback]

Hy Conrad (Author), Lucy Corvino (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Would you like to serve on jury and decide whether someone accused of a crime is guilty or not? Who doesn't love a twisty mystery--a locked room, a seemingly impossible crime, a pivotal piece of evidence that seems to make no sense. Here are 15 diabolically clever crimes that made the author smile and say, "You'll never untangle this one"; but you'll want to keep looking till you find the simple twist that lets you sneer and reply, "I fooled you!" These little murders and other crimes hark back to old-fashioned whodunits--you don't need special police knowledge or have to engage in chases and fights. There's not even a complicated logic involved, just good use of your imagination. 96 pages, 12 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; First Printing/Title Page Slighty Loose edition (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806961503
• ISBN-13: 978-0806961507
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than watching TV, June 26, 2000

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This review is from: Whodunit - You Decide!: Mini-Mysteries For You To Solve (Paperback)

Instead of mindlessly watching TV tonight, why not try a Whodunit mystery? These mysteries are fun and challenging -- think Encyclopedia Brown for an older crowd. Each one has clever twists and it's great fun to exercise your power of deduction.

Each mystery is set up like a court case where the reader puts herself in the shoes of a juror. The general information about the case is given, followed by a set of clues (you don't need all of the clues to figure them out), and the answers are given in the back of the book.

This book would be great on a long road trip, or as an alternative to the mundanity of watching television. I'd recommend it to parents of teenagers, or anyone who wants to sink his teeth into a mystery.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great mini-mystery puzzle book by Hy Conrad!, November 27, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Whodunit - You Decide!: Mini-Mysteries For You To Solve (Paperback)

This book is a sequel to "Almost Perfect Crimes : Mini-Mysteries for You to Solve". Once again you'll need to fire up all of your little gray cells to solve this new set of 12 clever whodunits! Note that some of the puzzles in this book have also appeared in a slightly altered form at "The Case" website. Buyer beware!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as "almost perfect crimes"..., August 19, 2003

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This review is from: Whodunit - You Decide!: Mini-Mysteries For You To Solve (Paperback)

The problem with the trial format is that it makes the book predictable plotwise: person A is always innocent, and a person B always has some crazy plan to frame person A. However, the crimes are just as challenging as the last edition. This work is still a far cry from a half-baked whodunit, where a case is "solved" when a suspect blurts out a lie. It's got me hooked and I'm 21, which is quite an achievement.
"The Haunted House murder" is the best case in this book.