Five-Minute Mini-Mysteries

Smith, Stan

ISBN 10: 1402700318 / ISBN 13: 9781402700316

Published by Union Square Kids, 2003

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00092122517

Synopsis:

Detective Thomas P. Stanwick is back! And you are about to be challenged by 30 exciting mysteries that he been charged to solve. Each one takes only about five minutes to read. Each puzzle combines features of the traditional detective "whodunit" (physical clues, red herrings, means, motive, opportunity and time sequences) with logic puzzles (true/false statements, matching suspects with occupations, even a little mathematics). * Are you up to a little sleuthing and deductive reasoning? - The Case of the Suspicious Fire - Some Trouble at Harrington's - The Fainting Trader - - An Evening with the Logic Club - The Church Supper Puzzle - A Shocking Christmas - - Lunch at the Quill & Truncheon - The Impossible Poisoning - The Talk of the Pub - - The Adventure of the Speckled Strap - The Secret Scholarships - Mini-van Mystery - * Put on your detective's hat and use your own deductive skills to come up with the answer to any of these 30 mysteries in just five minutes. * Previous titles in this series: Five Minute Whodunits (0-8069-9402-9) and Great Book of Whodunit Puzzles (0-8069-0348-1) * Fiction/Non-fiction for teenagers aged 10 and upwards.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Five-Minute Mini-Mysteries
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: O'Malley, Kathleen
Condition: Very Good