We back again with five newest mystery riddles that our Detective Thompson must solve. Well, actually he has solved it, and now he challenges you and want to see if you have the same amount of wit that he has. Just don't think too hard to solve these puzzles, as the answers are probably much simpler than what you expect!
Detective Riddle Case 016: The Dying Message
During his vacation in a small lakeside village, once again Detective Thompson must faced with a homicide case. This time, Mrs. Bennet, a local middle-age woman that was also a widow of rich businessman was found stabbed in the chest at her bedroom. Knowing Thompson reputation, local Inspector Lucas lets him examine the crime scene.
"It seems that Mrs. Bennet is familiar with the murderer, as there was no sign of struggle. The bedroom's door is locked from the inside. The possibility is that she was stabbed right in front of the door, probably when she opened the door for the killer. She then still managed to slam the door and locked it." explained the Inspector.
"She didn't die instantly, and still managed to crawl halfway to her study desk, probably looking for a pen to wrote the killer's name. Unfortunately, she didn't make it and die right next to her bed," Isnpector Lucas added.
The Inspector looked hesitate for a moment before continue with his story, "As you can see on the bed there are some gift-wrapping paper in various color. It seems that Mrs. Bennet was wrapping some boxes before the incident. When we found her body, Mrs. Bennet right hand was grasping a yellow and blue pieces of papers. I don't know whether it means something or not, or probably she wanted to write the killer's name with blood on the paper using her left hand."
One thing for sure, all witnesses has agreed that all doors in the house are locked at the moment of the incident, which leave four suspects that happened to be inside the home that time:
- Ana Lucia, a maid that has been working for a year for Mrs. Bennet. She was the first to notice something wrong when Mrs. Bennet didn't answer when she knocked the door to bringing Mrs. Bennet lunch to the bedroom.
- Dr. Robert Green, Mrs. Bennet personal doctor, and rumor said it that they have an affair. The doctor said that approximately ten minutes before Ana Lucia delivered the lunch, he went to Mrs. Bennet's bedroom for their medical appointment. She didn't open the door and told the doctor to wait for a while, as she was busy.
- Alan Bennet, son of the late Mr. Bennet, and Mrs' Bennet stepson. He was watching television in his room when Ana Lucia called. He and Dr. Green then broke in to Mrs. Bennet's room to found her lying dead on the floor. Alan then phoned the police and ambulance while the doctor checked Mrs. Bennet.
- Tony Forrester, a friend of Alan Bennet. He didn't acquainted with Mrs. Bennet. He was already in the bathroom for 15 minutes before the incident, as he admitted that he was having a constipation during that time.
"So, what do you think detective? Apparently, all four suspects don't have a strong alibi," asked Inspector Lucas to Detective Thompson.
"Hmmm...yes it's true that there's no strong evidence that points to the killer. But there's an obvious clue and you should focus your interrogation to one person," Thompson answered.
Who is the strong suspect, and what is the clue?
Detective Riddle Case 017: Are You Mocking Me?
One snowy night, Detective Thompson was in his house reading a book while sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it. Thompson got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood brats who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were Alan Jones, Mark Jones and Peter Jones.
Underestimate Thompson reputation as a cunning detective, the two innocent brats teased him by sent a note with clue on Thompson front door. The note reads "? Jones. He broke your window."
Which one of the three Jones brothers should Thompson question about the incident?
Detective Riddle Case 018: Thompson's Game
Detective Thompson's nephew is gonna have a birthday party, and he's being asked to hold a logic game where the winner will get a prize.
At the party, Thompson took two large bowls, one wood and one plastic, and placed them up high so that the kids couldn't see the contents. He then said, "One is filled with a valuable prize, while the other is empty. You get whatever is in the bowl you pick. You can pick only once, but you must decipher my clues and explain to me which bowl you think has the prize and why. And no random guessing allowed."
He then gave them these clues:
1. The polyester shirt I'm wearing.
2. A cotton shirt in my closet.
3. A hollow cardboard toilet paper roll.
4. This plastic cup I'm drinking my tea from.
5. The acrylic socks I'm wearing.
6. An empty paper lunch bag.
All the kids were stumped for quite some time. Thompson started to wonder whether his puzzle was too hard for kids, until one young girl gave him the correct answer. What do the clues have in common with each other that show the prize bowl?
Detective Riddle Case 019: Diamonds Are Forever
Detective Thompson attended a call from the millionaire Mr. Bronson. He entered the closed display room of the magnificent Mr. Bronson's house.
With a quick sweep of his eyes, Thompson noted that the room was round (no corners).
- To the left there was a waiter, next to him a little beverage table with 5 glasses filled with chopped ice and some bottles.
- To the center there was a little table with a small open chest (Obviously something was missing).
- To the right there was Mrs Rochelle in front of a Renoir painting, then there was Mr. Potter in front of a Picasso, and then Mr. Reiss, in front of a Rembrandt. Mr. Bronson stands beside Mr. Reiss.
No more person, furniture, nor appliances than those were in the room.
Mr. Bronson explained: "Detective Thompson, I entered my guest to show them my treasures. First I showed them the beautiful collection of diamonds that were in the chest on that table, and are now missing. And then each one of us went to admire my paintings."
"My guests are standing right where they were at the time I discovered the disappearance. As you can see, we all gave our backs to the diamond's table to see the pictures. And everyone was admiring the works so attentively, that no one paid attention to the others. Then I turned back and the diamonds were gone," Bronson added.
Detective Thompson asked about the waiter. "I called him for some refreshment. He was serving the glasses, we all heard him chopping the ice. I personally searched him. He doesn't have the diamonds," Mr. Bronson answered. "I cannot search my guests, as it would be an insult. Nobody has left the room. And there's no place to hide the stones!," he added.
Detective Thompson calmed down the poor Mr. Bronson and then solved the crime easily. Who is the theft, and where he/she hid the diamonds?
Detective Riddle Case 020: Weak Hand
Detective Thompson came from America to visit an acquaintance in England, and he stayed at his friend's mansion. Besides Thompson and his host, there are four more persons invited, one fellow American named Alex, and other three British man, Ian, John, and Davie.
Over a dinner of fine English cuisine, the group discussed the differences between the two countries. As is often the case when a bunch of guys get together, the topic turned to sports. The Americans, especially Alex, bragged about baseball and how he used to play, and the British lads told about the history of cricket.
As the night wore on, one of the British businessman, Ian, realized he wanted to get a report he had left in his office. He excused himself to retrieve it. Thompson who were bored then asked if he could ride along with him.
They were gone only a short time, but when they returned to the mansion they were surprised to see police cars parked in front. An officer approached the two men, asked them to identify themselves, and explained that a servant had been attacked. The host, Ian, and Thompson were cleared of charge, meaning that one of the other three guests (Alex, John, Davie) was the attacker.
The servant had been stabbed in the front right shoulder, and had managed to call the police before he passed out. An ambulance took the servant to hospital, and, needless to say, the police were eager to solve the crime. They weren’t sure if the servant was going to survive to identify the attacker.
Ian explained that he had an idea how to find out who did it. He assembled all the men in the study, and began strutting in front of the fireplace, talking in a quite animated manner about what he thought had happened, didn't realized that there was a real detective present.
Near the fevered climax of his presentation, Ian picked up three trinkets from the mantelpiece, and tossed them one by one to the three suspects, who in turn caught them with one hand.
Ian had concluded that, since the servant’s wounds were in the front right shoulder, the attacker was left-handed, and the person who caught the trinket in his left hand was the culprit. Alex and John managed to catch it, while Davie dropped the trinket. But to his dismay, each of the three men tried to catch the trinket with his right hand. A bored looking policeman said, “Well, it doesn’t look like that worked.”
Just then, Detective Thompson stood up and said, “Actually, Ian’s trick worked quite well. And I have to say I'm sorry that I was my fellow countryman Alex who did it."
How did Thompson know?
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2 comments:
Considering that these are the "hard" puzzles, practically all of the puzzles so far (I started from #1) cave contained spelling and (some, very seriouss) grammatical/word usage errors. As it is paramount for the details of the "mysteries" come across accurately, it would be greatly appreciated if these errors could be fixed. On a personal note, I hate the disruption of the stories' flow when encountering grammar errors. I have to pause and think about what the author really wants to say. The spelling errors are not that bad.
The author(s) are doing a pretty good job coming up with these ideas and tricks! Keep it up!
And in saying that, you misspelled "have" and "serious" and said "grammar errors" instead of "grammatical errors". Oh the irony.
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