Official 5 Minute Mystery author

Nick Andreychuk

Nick Andreychuk is a Derringer Award-winning author. His stories can be found in FEDORA I & III, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, The Back Alley, WHO DIED IN HERE?, and Woman's World, among many other publications.

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5mysteries published
10,005readers have tried them
42%of readers named the culprit

These numbers are about readers: other members solving Nick Andreychuk’s mysteries, counting each reader’s first try only.

Most popular

Making Partner

“This is boring,” Suzie Shaw said to her boyfriend. Next to her in the front seat of his car, Dan Cartman rolled his eyes. “I told you a million times that this wouldn’t be a date, and that stakeouts aren’t as cool as t…

Published April 27, 2009 · 2,315 readers have tried it

Latest

Sweat it Out

Rubbernecking is a dangerous sport. I should know, because I just about hit a cop on my drive to the racket club. There was a traffic accident on the corner of Main and King, blocking the entrance to the Java Hut. The o…

Published July 23, 2026 · 1,599 readers have tried it

The case files

Every mystery by Nick Andreychuk

Medium

A Monster of a Mystery

Five monsters stood at the cemetery gates, hesitant to enter. “Aren’t monsters supposed to love cemeteries?” I asked, looking around at the…

1,743 readers · 56% solved it

Medium

Fatal Computer Crash

Detectives Grant Summers and Stan Seymour eyed the crime scene. Jack Denninger, a handsome thirty-five-year-old, had been found slumped ove…

2,289 readers · 57% solved it

Medium

Making Partner

“This is boring,” Suzie Shaw said to her boyfriend. Next to her in the front seat of his car, Dan Cartman rolled his eyes. “I told you a mi…

2,315 readers · 21% solved it

Hard

No Retreat From Death

It was only 1:00 p.m. on the first day of the company retreat in Hawaii, but already all the employees from Masterson Technologies had sunb…

2,059 readers · 40% solved it

Medium

Sweat it Out

Rubbernecking is a dangerous sport. I should know, because I just about hit a cop on my drive to the racket club. There was a traffic accid…

1,599 readers · 40% solved it

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