5 Minute Mystery: Short, online you-solve-it mysteries

How do you play?

Read each mystery carefully and select the clues that lead to the suspect.

Once you've found all the clues, select the answer from the list of possibilities.

Submit your clues and solution to earn points. The more difficult the case, the more points are possible.

This Week's Mysteries mystery archives
The Mystery of the Talented Cat By mzilla	46% solve
The Haunted Portrait By BillShepard	37% solve

Latest User Mysteries user mystery archives
The Stolen Cupcake By sarahcristine	22% solve
School trip By redgryffyn	23% solve
Arsonist Attack By Fearlessflame	79% solve

Most Popular
Who Shot Mom? By bparmington	819 attempts	46% solve
Arsonist Attack By Fearlessflame	599 attempts	81% solve
The Stolen Cupcake By sarahcristine	474 attempts	24% solve
Department Store Murder By tfowler	468 attempts	64% solve
Death in the Theatre By bparmington	343 attempts	35% solve

	Sasanqua 350 points / 82% solve rate

	dukeofmoth 237 points / 38% solve rate

	itsmadds 198 points / 39% solve rate

Spencerregele solved
Diamond Deception
for 10 points (12 minutes ago)

tateybug attempted
The Mystery of the Talented Cat
for -2 points (16 minutes ago)

Spencerregele solved
Sweat it Out
for 10 points (23 minutes ago)