Professor Plum, Mrs. Peacock, and the other characters from the board game Clue appear in a collection of short mysteries, which the reader solves with the aid of visual clues.

The Clue Armchair Detective

Humor & Entertainment

TREAT, Lawrence

Humor

Ballantine Books

Puzzles & Games

Stories tell of a psychopathic sniper, a clever arsonist, unusual murders, an expert gunsmith, a blackmailer, a missing rare book, and an unorthodox bank robbery

A Special Kind of Crime

Literature & Fiction

United States

DOUBLEDAY

Following the runaway success of Crime and Puzzlement 1, 2, and 3 (all available from Godine), by popular demand Lawrence Treat conjured up yet another devilishly delightful collection of picture mysteries -- this time for younger readers without any violent crime.The clues are in the pictures; it's up to you, the young detective, to size up the situation and solve the mystery. Read the story; look at the picture; grab a pencil; solve it yourself!

You're the Detective!: 24 Solve-them-Yourself Picture Mysteries

The Trumpet Club

Offers twenty-five picture mysteries that the reader must solve by comparing two pictures of the same scene to find what has changed

Get a Clue: 25 More Picture Mysteries

Children's Books

Grosset&Dunlap

Fourteen spine-tingling stories of suspense include P. D. James's "The Victim," in which a gorgeous celebrity uses her infatuated ex-husband as a murder weapon, and tales by Ruth Rendell, Patricia Highsmith, and other authors. Original.

Tales of obsession: Mystery Stories of Fatal Attractions and Deadly Desires

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Pickard, Nancy

Hess, Joan

James,p.d.

RENDELL,RUTH

Mystery

Signet

In the American judicial system, jurors hold an awesome responsibility. They have the power to grant millions of dollars in damages, to declare someone guilty or not guilty of a crime, and, in some states, to decide if another human being should live or die. The twelve real-life court cases presented here not only offer students a fascinating inside look at the court system, they give them the opportunity to step into the jury box and experience American justice in action. All the key factors of jury trials are discussed: expert witnesses, the allowance of certain kinds of evidence, claims of diminished capacity, and much more. Each case is followed by a series of interactive questions that test readers’ knowledge of the issues involved. And at the end of each chapter students will find out how the real jury decided—and why. As entertaining as it is educational, You’re the Jury offers a hands-on introduction to a unique aspect of the American legal system. Norbert Ehrenfreund has served as a judge for seventeen years in the Superior Court of California. Lawrence Treat is a founder and former president of the Mystery Writers of America, a three-time Edgar Allan Poe Award winner, and the author of the highly successful Crime and Puzzlement series.

You're the Jury: Solve Twelve Real-Life Court Cases Along With the Juries Who Decided Them

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ehrenfreund, Norbert

Gaming

Holt Paperbacks

Eli P. Harvard was found dead inside his ski lodge, a revolver in his hand and a bullet in his brain. He'd broken up with Sally the night before. Had despondency driven him to suicide? Or had the vengeful Sally done him in? The clues are in the picture; it's up to you, the closet detective, to find out who killed Harvard and why. Read the Story Ponder the picture Seize pencil in fist And solve it yourself!With Lawrence Treat as your escort you'll discover detecting powers you never dreamed you had. Who stole the Van Bliven necklace? Did Mrs. Falwell really fall out of her twelfth-floor window? Where did Little William go? You find out!

Crime and Puzzlement

David R. Godine

Cluedo Armchair Detective

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.

If you cut your detecting teeth on Crime and Puzzlement, you'll sink them into Crime and Puzzlement 2 with glee . . . Once again, You are the Detective! Alone (or was he?) in his locked room, Torrick the truckdiver succumbed, but to what, and why? Arthur, on his way downstairs for another drink, slipped, or did he? Siegfried Jones was obviously knifed on his way to the operating room, but by whom? Read the story. Ponder the picture. Seize the pencil in fist and solve it yourself! With the applause for Crime and Puzzlement still ringing in his ears, Lawrence Treat has conjured up an even more addictive and fiendishly delightful encore. Who finished Isabella Spiegel? Why did Mr. Grange topple dead from his saddle, and what was the catch in Mr. Fishhead's alibi? It's up to you, the armchair detective, to find out!

Crime and Puzzlement 2

David R. Godine, Publisher

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