Mysteries

Lesson 3: Analyzing Mini-Mysteries

For this lesson, you will be reading different mini-mysteries and puzzles that I have written. A mini-mystery is a very short story that has one or more questions at the end for readers to solve.

An excellent book that is full of intriguing puzzles to solve is "Whodunit Crime Puzzles" by Hy Conrad. These mini-mysteries feature Sherman Holmes. He believes he's the great-great-grandson of Sherlock Holmes.

Another great book is "Detective Stories" by Philip Pullman.

Introduction

Are you ready for fun and excitement? For this lesson you will be reading and solving a puzzle, mini-mysteries that I wrote, and a collection of mini-mysteries from Whodunit Crime Puzzles by Hy Conrad.

Besides reading these for enjoyment, you will learn how they are structured and how to help the detective solve the cases. As a result, you will be able to write your own puzzles and mini-mysteries.

In Section Two, you will read and solve a puzzle titled Car Theft, which I wrote.

In Sections Three and Four, you will read and solve some of my mini-mysteries.

In Sections Five and Six, you will read some mini-mysteries from the book Whodunit Crime Puzzles by Hy Conrad.

In Section Seven, you will write a comparison and contrast review of two mini-mysteries that you read for this lesson.

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