Short mysteries you solve yourself
Five minutes. One culprit. Can you crack it?
Read a short mystery, mark the clues that point to (or clear) each suspect, and name the culprit. New cases every Monday and Thursday, free since 2012 and never an ad.
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The rules of the game
How do you play?
Find the clues
Read the story and click each sentence that incriminates or clears a suspect. Every clue you find is worth points.
Name the culprit
Weigh the evidence and pick who did it from the list of suspects. A clock keeps your time, but there’s no limit.
Score and climb
Get it right for big points, find every clue for a bonus, and see how you rank among the Top Sleuths.
Fresh cases
This week’s mysteries
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The ROB Club Murder Mystery
by Tom Fowler 50% solve it · 3,887 players -
ASK MARTHA—THE LITTERER
by Robbie Cutler 33% solve it · 1,702 players
Written by members
New from the community
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Wrong Place at a Wrong Time
by Jyotishko Manna 17% solve it · 23 players -
Who Stole Seashells by the Sea Shore?
by Reese Black 38% solve it · 21 players -
The Stolen Cupcake
by Sarah R. 22% solve it · 21,644 players
Most popular last three months
- 1 The Cornfield Caper 262 players · 77% solve it · Easy
- 2 The Stolen Cupcake 226 players · 28% solve it · Medium
- 3 Who Shot Mom? 225 players · 51% solve it · Easy
- 4 Arsonist Attack 180 players · 84% solve it · Easy
- 5 The Stolen Car Mystery 161 players · 41% solve it · Easy
Top Sleuths
- 1 jus4fun 1,026 points · 53% solved
- 2 Buchi 614 points · 88% solved
- 3 lowpowermode 441 points · 47% solved
Recent activity
- mabscribe solved The Disappearing Turkey for 10 points · 59 minutes ago
- tflament777 attempted The ROB Club Murder Mystery for 0 points · 1 hour ago
- benfree0189 solved Who Stole the Caveman's Dinner? for 14 points · 3 hours ago
More to do
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Start a league for family, friends, or your book club and find out who the real detective is.
Leagues →Write your own
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