Detective Riddles

Detective riddles tell you a story and require you to figure out what is suspicious or wrong with what you’ve read. If you like doing detective work, you will love these riddles.

Case Dismissed

A lawyer argued for $1,000,000 damages based on the following claim: His client went to an art museum, where he saw a painting of Marie Antoinette on a guillotine. He fell asleep and dreamed of the painting. At the museum’s closing time, a guard tapped him on the neck just as he dreamed of the guillotine beheading Marie Antoinette. The tap provoked immediate cardiac arrest and a fatal heart attack immediately following, because he associated the tap with the guillotine blade.

The judge dismissed the case. Why?

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Man Killed in His Office

A man got killed in his office. The suspects are Edison, Maxis, Jason, Janna, Sofia, Patrick. A calendar near the man has blood, written 6, 4, 9, 10, 11. Who is the killer?

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Egg Spinning Competition

You are a junior detective investigating a case. Boys at an apartment complain that every day, they have an egg spinning competition with only raw eggs, and every day one particular boy wins.

The boys want you to find out how. You are observing the boy spinning an egg when suddenly it drops to the floor. The apartment clerk casually hands him a broom to clean it up, as if it happens every day. You now know why the boy always wins the daily competition. How?

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Death in the Car

A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing, which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet-holes discovered were on the man’s body. How was he murdered?

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Shot and Killed

There are five people. One of them shot and killed one of the other five.

Dan ran in the NY City marathon yesterday with one of the innocent men.
Mike considered being a farmer before he moved to the city.
Jeff is a topnotch computer consultant and wants to install Ben’s new computer next week.
The murderer had his leg amputated last month.
Ben met Jack for the first time six months ago.
Jack has been in seclusion since the crime.
Dan used to drink heavily.
Ben and Jeff built their last computers together.
The murderer is Jack’s brother. They grew up together in Seattle.

Police arrived at the scene and immediately finds the murderer.

Who was the murderer?

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Case Dismissed

Man Killed in His Office

Egg Spinning Competition

Death in the Car

Shot and Killed

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