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Mysteries for Students to Solve: Engaging Puzzles and Enigmas for the Classroom and Beyond
Are you looking for a way to ignite your students' curiosity and critical thinking skills? Tired of the same old worksheets and lectures? Then prepare to dive into a world of intrigue and deduction with this collection of mysteries perfect for students to solve! This post offers a diverse range of engaging mysteries, categorized by age group and complexity, designed to spark intellectual curiosity and collaborative problem-solving. We'll cover everything from simple riddles to complex scenarios perfect for classroom activities, group projects, or even independent study. So, let’s unlock the secrets and unleash the inner detectives in your students!
Mysteries for Elementary School Students (Grades K-5)
The Case of the Missing Cookies:
This classic mystery is perfect for younger students. Present a scenario where a plate of cookies has mysteriously vanished from the classroom. Provide clues like crumbs on the floor, a slightly muddy paw print near the table, or a telltale chocolate smear on a specific student's shirt (don't worry, it's a playful scenario!). Encourage observation skills and logical deduction to identify the "culprit."
The Secret Code:
Introduce a simple substitution cipher or a picture code. Give students a coded message containing a simple riddle or a clue to a hidden object. This activity helps develop problem-solving skills and introduces the basic principles of cryptography in a fun and accessible way. Ensure the cipher is age-appropriate and relatively easy to crack.
The Mystery of the Classroom Object:
Hide a small, interesting object in the classroom. Provide students with a series of riddles or clues that lead them, step-by-step, to the hidden treasure. This promotes teamwork and reinforces vocabulary as students decipher the clues. Consider using visual clues alongside written ones to cater to diverse learning styles.
Mysteries for Middle School Students (Grades 6-8)
The Disappearance of Mr. Fitzwilliam's Parrot:
Mr. Fitzwilliam's prized parrot, Captain Squawk, has gone missing! Present students with a series of witness statements, each with contradictory information or red herrings. Include clues such as a torn feather, a peculiar footprint near the cage, and an overheard conversation. Encourage students to analyze the evidence, identify inconsistencies, and collaboratively piece together the truth.
The Case of the Stolen Science Project:
A student's meticulously crafted science project has been stolen from the lab. Students must examine evidence, such as fingerprints (simulated, of course!), broken equipment, and security camera footage (simulated or real), to find the culprit and recover the project. This activity integrates science, forensics, and detective work.
The Mysterious Message in the Bottle:
A mysterious message in a bottle washes ashore (or is "found" in the classroom). The message contains a series of cryptic clues leading to a hidden location or a solution to a puzzle. This mystery can be adapted to various difficulty levels by adjusting the complexity of the clues and the overall narrative.
Mysteries for High School Students (Grades 9-12)
The Locked Room Mystery:
Classic locked-room mysteries are perfect for older students. Present a scenario where a crime has been committed in a seemingly inescapable room. Provide detailed descriptions of the room, witness accounts, and forensic evidence (fingerprints, footprints, etc.). Students will need to apply critical thinking and deductive reasoning to uncover the solution. Consider incorporating elements of different crime genres like murder mysteries or heists.
The Digital Detective Case:
This modern mystery uses digital clues. Students can analyze social media posts, email exchanges, and online activity to track down a cybercriminal or solve a digital crime. This encourages digital literacy and familiarity with digital forensics.
The Cold Case File:
Present students with a "cold case" – an unsolved mystery from the past. Provide them with limited information and challenge them to research, analyze historical context, and piece together the clues to solve the mystery. This activity encourages research skills and historical analysis.
Conclusion
By incorporating mysteries into your curriculum, you’re not just teaching subjects; you’re nurturing critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills – invaluable assets for future success. These mysteries offer a fun and engaging way to learn, fostering a deeper understanding of core subjects while simultaneously promoting creativity and collaboration. Remember to adapt the complexity of the mystery to suit the age and abilities of your students, and most importantly, have fun!
FAQs
Q1: How can I adapt these mysteries for different learning styles?
A1: Cater to visual learners with visual clues and diagrams. Engage auditory learners with audio recordings and discussions. Incorporate hands-on activities for kinesthetic learners. Provide written summaries for students who prefer reading.
Q2: Where can I find more resources for creating mysteries?
A2: Online resources like educational websites, mystery writing forums, and even creative writing prompts can be excellent starting points. You can also adapt existing books or stories into classroom-friendly mysteries.
Q3: How can I assess student learning from these activities?
A3: Assess their ability to analyze evidence, construct logical arguments, work collaboratively, and present their findings clearly. Rubrics can be developed that focus on specific skills and knowledge related to the chosen mystery.
Q4: Are there any safety concerns I should consider?
A4: If your mystery involves a hidden object, ensure it is safe and age-appropriate. For digital mysteries, emphasize responsible online behavior and data privacy. Always supervise students when they are working on these activities.
Q5: What if my students solve the mystery too quickly or too slowly?
A5: Have backup clues ready for those who finish early. For those struggling, offer hints or additional background information to guide them without giving away the solution. The goal is engagement and learning, not necessarily speed.
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| mysteries for students to solve: The Private Eye School Mary Ann Carr, 2021-09-09 In this companion to her best-selling books , Carr presents five exciting new mysteries for student detectives to tackle. Students will sharpen their sleuthing skills after completing the course designed for great detectives at the Private Eye School, before moving on to tackle mysteries such as “The Vandal Strikes” and “The Great Electric Train Robbery.” Along the way, students will learn to analyze bloodstains and lip prints, while decoding messages and solving challenging puzzles. Each of these mysteries requires students to think outside of the box, organize data, take notes, make inferences, and use deductive reasoning skills. The mysteries include a teacher's guide and attractive reproducible pages for students to use in their investigations. The Private Eye School also provides directions for creating a classroom learning center, in which students write their own mysteries, create logic puzzles, and sketch crime scenes. Grades 4-8 |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Mystery of the Missing Cake Claudia Boldt, 2019-09 When Harold is invited to a fancy dress birthday party, he and his friends must come up with some fantastic outfits. The party is going really well but when the birthday boy's cake is stolen during a game in the dark, everyone is a prime suspect in the mystery of the missing cake. Can Harold piece the clues together to solve the mystery and save the party? Find out in this fantastic new adventure starring everyone's favourite fox detective, the irrepressible Harold. A funny story which encourages honesty and sharing, this is set to become a family favourite. |
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| mysteries for students to solve: Solve the Mystery A. C. Gordon, Lewis Gardner, Singer Media Corporation, Sandra Gardner, 1997-04-01 Challenging assignments invite young would-be detectives to solve cases involving burglaries, murders, jewel heists, arson, embezzlement, and other criminal activities. Solutions included for cases involving the Attic Arsonist, the Bashful Bullet, the Conked Clerk, and 38 other intriguing puzzles. |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Challenging Riddle Book for Kids Danielle Hall, 2020-06-09 What's challenging, fun, and sure to give your brain a workout? This riddle book for kids ages 9-12! Riddle me this—can you solve these super hard word puzzles? You sure can! Featuring nearly 200 brain benders, this riddle book for kids ages 9-12 is the ultimate option for clever children who love thinking outside the box. This big riddle book for kids ages 9-12 will test the limits of your imagination. Start things off with handy tips and simple warm-up riddles that will help you twist your thinking and get creative. What's the difference between a bird and a fly? Tie your brain in knots and find out inside! Tons of tough riddles—Build your problem-solving abilities and stretch your creative thinking skills as you unravel all kinds of perplexing puzzles. Learn about history's biggest puzzlers—Try your hand at some of the world's most famous riddles, like the Riddle of the Sphinx or Bilbo's riddle from The Hobbit, while also learning fun facts about their history. Easy to use—Tips, hints, and an organized answer key in the back make it easy to get solving with your friends and family anytime. Overcome the mind-blowing mysteries inside the very best riddle book for kids ages 9-12! |
| mysteries for students to solve: Solving Mysteries Janet Blaylock, 2009-03-15 This is the second book in the Cedar Tree Mystery Series. You will continue reading about Christy and Megan Parker, who are identical twins, and their parents, Tom and Nancy Parker. They live in River City, Kansas, a fictitious city. Christy and Megan are in the fourth grade at River City Elementary School. They enjoy reading mysteries and can read chapter books. They also continue their book club they started in the third grade. They called it Cedar Tree Mysteries Book Club. In this book, you will continue to read about Crissy and Sadey, who are twin sisters. They also belong to the Cedar Tree Junior Detectives, and they will solve mysteries like Christy and Megan. |
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| mysteries for students to solve: Crime Scene Detective Karen K. Schulz, 2021-09-03 Watch the excitement ripple through your classroom as students use their intellect to find out who committed the crime at your school. Enliven your students as they practice critical thinking skills. Students are often taught skills such as the scientific method, scientific research, critical thinking, making observations, analyzing facts, and drawing conclusions in isolation. Studying forensic science allows students to practice these skills and see theories put into practice by using circumstances that model real-life events, meanwhile letting students explore a variety of career options. This exciting unit includes: background information on forensics, exploration of careers in forensic science and law enforcement, a simulation involving a fire in the school library, and instructions for writing your own crime scene simulation. To crack the case, students examine evidence left at the scene, interview suspects (staff members), and use critical thinking to connect all of the clues and eliminate suspects. Students will feel like real investigators with this true-to-life simulation. Let your students solve more mysteries with Mystery Disease, Mystery Science, Detective Club, and The Great Chocolate Caper. Grades 5-8 |
| mysteries for students to solve: Demolition Angel Robert Crais, 2009-07-22 “Crais is at the top of his game, and Demolition Angel delivers the goods. With a bang. . . . It’s Silence of the Lambs meets Speed. . . . Crais knows how to press all the right buttons in keeping the story line taut and the action, well, explosive.”—San Francisco Chronicle Carol Starkey is struggling to pick up the pieces of her former life as L.A.’s finest bomb squad technician. Fueled with liberal doses of alcohol and Tagamet, she’s doing time as a Detective-2 with LAPD’s Criminal Conspiracy Section. Three years have passed since the event that still haunts her: a detonation that killed her partner and lover, scarred her body and soul, and ended her career as a bomb tech. When a seemingly innocuous bomb call explodes into a charred murder scene, Carol catches the case and embarks on an investigation of a series of explosions that reveal chilling intentions. The bombs are designed expressly to kill bomb technicians. Now, as the one tech who survived the deadliest of blasts, Carol is in for the most perilous fight of her life. . . . Praise for Demolition Angel “Terrific . . . explosive . . . [a] high powered thrill ride.”—The Wall Street Journal “Gripping . . . Crais piles on plot twists . . . gathering the separate threads at the end and igniting them like a string of fireworks.”—People “A powerful, self-contained novel of suspense that has the compactness, velocity, and effectiveness of a well-aimed bullet . . . This is a thriller that works on every level, a pivotal work from a crime novelist operating at the top of his game.”—Los Angeles Times “Fascinating and frighteningly believable . . . Starkey is one of the toughest characters to grace the crowded field of thriller books in a long time.”—USA Today “A flammable techno-thriller with the kind of force that knocks out windows.”—The New York Times Book Review Packs an explosive punch. Though the pace of the book moves like a quick-burning fuse, Crais still takes the time in Demolition Angel to sketch out some memorable characters: Starkey, haunted and hollow-eyed, covering up her pain with a Bogart-tough demeanor; and John Michael Fowles (aka Mr. Red), a sociopath who gets all sorts of information from the Internet without breaking a sweat. . . . Crais keeps things wound so tight that readers will be getting paper cuts in their rush to finish this one.”—The Denver Post |
| mysteries for students to solve: Magic Scribbles Unicorn Mysteries Elanor Best, 2020-04 The Silver Squad are called in to help find the missing Sparkle Stone in this innovative activity book. Use the magic pen to reveal hidden ink on the pages. Solve the clues, search for hidden symbols and crack the codes to help the unicorn squad solve the mystery. With surprising twists and turns, this activity book is perfect for junior detectives and unicorn lovers alike! Innovative magic ink activity book, including a magic pen and card press outs. This book includes a magic ink pen to use throughout. With card press outs to assemble and use to complete the activities. The pages are packed with puzzles, codes, word games and more! Kids will love following the story as they solve the mystery. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Whodunit--you Decide! Hy Conrad, 1996 Would you like to serve on jury and decide whether someone accused of a crime is guilty or not? Who doesn't love a twisty mystery--a locked room, a seemingly impossible crime, a pivotal piece of evidence that seems to make no sense. Here are 15 diabolically clever crimes that made the author smile and say, You'll never untangle this one; but you'll want to keep looking till you find the simple twist that lets you sneer and reply, I fooled you! These little murders and other crimes hark back to old-fashioned whodunits--you don't need special police knowledge or have to engage in chases and fights. There's not even a complicated logic involved, just good use of your imagination. 96 pages, 12 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Tell No One/Gone for Good Harlan Coben, 2009-06-24 From New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben comes an unforgettable duet of classic novels—two top-notch thrillers filled with the author’s signature storytelling genius. TELL NO ONE For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it’s time to move on, to forget the past once and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. A message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible—that somewhere, somehow, his wife is alive…and he’s been warned to tell no one. “A COMPELLING AND ORIGINAL SUSPENSE THRILLER.” —Los Angeles Times GONE FOR GOOD As a boy, Will Klein had a hero: his older brother, Ken. Then, on a warm suburban night in the Kleins’ affluent New Jersey neighborhood, a young woman—a girl Will had once loved—was found brutally murdered in her family’s basement. The prime suspect: Ken Klein. With the evidence against him overwhelming, Ken simply vanished. And when his shattered family never heard from Ken again, they were sure he was gone for good. Now eleven years have passed. Will has found proof that Ken is alive. And this is just the first in a series of stunning revelations as Will is forced to confront startling truths about his brother, and even himself. “RIVETING…HAS MORE TWISTS AND TURNS THAN AN AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE.” —USA Today |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Great Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book Gareth Moore, 2018-05-11 My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas.Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for. Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours! |
| mysteries for students to solve: Writing and Reading Mysteries Helen Hoffner, 2006-03-31 The book contains lesson plans, worksheets, and book lists which can be used to enhance literacy instruction. All the lessons are linked to McREL standards and benchmarks. |
| mysteries for students to solve: 20 Terrific Mini-Plays That Build Reading Skills Tracey West, 2001-12 Build fluency and foster reading skills with these fast and fun read-aloud plays on favorite topics you teach. Topics include the 50 States, the Underground Railroad, Thanksgiving, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nellie Bly, tornado chasers, space, and more. Each play comes with background information, a discussion question, writing prompt, book and Internet links, and a fun, cross-curricular activity. For use with Grades 2-4. |
| mysteries for students to solve: One-Hour Mysteries Mary Carr, 2005-06-01 Children become detectives when they solve the mysteries and discover who done it in each of the five crimes in this book. Includes deductive reasoning skills, taking notes, organizing data, and analyzing evidence. Teacher's guide, with full solutions begin each chapter. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Key to the Treasure : [apsakymai] Peggy Parish, 1980 Liza, Bill, and Jed Roberts unravel a series of coded clues that solve a family mystery while spending the summer on their grandparents' farm. Reissue. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Syria Warwick Ball, 1998 Syria is the Middle East's best kept secret. With its many site plans and maps, readable text and 96 color photos, this book makes available for the first time the immensely wealthy history, archaeology and architecture of Syria to the general reader and interested traveler. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Solve It! Karl Jacklin, 2006 ...students are presented with a scenario that poses a problem to be solved, then provided with evidence to analyse and assess, and asked to complete a report in which they give their solution and justify their problem-solving processes. -- Book 1 back cover. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Fun-To-Solve Map Mysteries Lisa Trumbauer, 2003-10-01 Sales Points- An innovative way to give kids practice with map keys and symbols, compass directions, grids, and more.- Fully reproducible.- Boosts both map-reading and geography skills. |
| mysteries for students to solve: 65 More Short Mysteries You Solve with Science! Eric Yoder, Natalie Yoder, 2013 The sequel to One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science, this book continues the short-mystery format in which science facts ranging from the Life, Earth and Space, Physical and Chemical, to the General Sciences are taught in |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Chris Van Allsburg, 1996 Since its publication in 1984, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick has stimulated the minds of readers of all ages and backgrounds. Now the original fourteen drawings are available in a large portfolio edition of loose sheets. In addition, a newly discovered fifteenth drawing, titled The Youngest Magician, has been added, as well as an updated introduction by the author. The puzzles of these mysterious drawings will be even more provocative because of the larger size and the exceptional printing quality. For the first time, the drawings can be shared with groups or displayed singly. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1984. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Solve Your Own Mystery: the Monster Maker Gareth P. Jones, 2021-08-05 One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities! Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOUare the detective in charge of the case. Dr Franklefink's precious Monster Maker has gone missing and there are lots of suspects! Along with your yeti partner, it's up to YOUto find the culprit. Should you trail Bramwell Stoker, the terrifying vampire, or Grundle and Grinola, the mischievous goblin twins? Should you follow up a lead about the cunning witches? Or will investigating the doctor's monstrous son Monty lead you to the thief? YOUdecide! With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you'll solve the mystery every time! A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure. |
| mysteries for students to solve: Secret Coders Gene Luen Yang, 2015-09-29 Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes! From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes Secret Coders, a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot! |
| mysteries for students to solve: Superscience Mysteries Kit Scholastic, 2018-07 Motivate budding science detectives with this collection of 20 mysteries that students solve through hands-on investigations from the editors of SuperScience. |
| mysteries for students to solve: First Class Murder Robin Stevens, 2017-04-04 A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series. Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are taking a vacation across Europe on world-famous passenger train, the Orient Express—and it’s clear that each of their fellow first-class travelers has something to hide. Even more intriguing: There’s rumor of a spy in their midst. Then, during dinner, a bloodcurdling scream comes from inside one of the cabins. When the door is broken down, a passenger is found murdered—her stunning ruby necklace gone. But the killer has vanished, as if into thin air. The Wells & Wong Detective Society is ready to crack the case—but this time, they’ve got competition. |
| mysteries for students to solve: One-Hour Mysteries Mary Ann Carr, 2021-09-03 One-Hour Mysteries offers five motivating mysteries that your students can solve using clues and logical reasoning. Your students will become crime scene investigators, analyzing clues found at a crime scene and applying forensic techniques in their analysis. Each mystery includes a complete set of teacher instructions and blackline masters that may be photocopied for classroom use. This exciting book features the following mysteries: Mystery at the Mall, The Coaster Caper, The Case of Santa's Blackmail, The Case of the Missing Tiara, and A Hollywood Crime. What better way to motivate critical thinking than with a whodunit? Skills include deductive reasoning, inferring, taking notes, organizing data, and analyzing evidence. Get ready for real thinking combined with cloak-and-dagger fun! If you like this book, you'll love its follow-up, More One-Hour Mysteries. Grades 4-8 |
| mysteries for students to solve: Math Mysteries, Grade 6 , 2012-10-22 The Math Mysteries series was designed to encourage students to think like math detectives, using clues to solve problems. These four different types of activities are found in each book: story-based mysteries, activities that discover the mysteries found in mathematics, rhyming riddles, and crack-the-code problems. All activities are identified in the table of contents with the NCTM standards. Activities integrate problem-solving with numbers and operations and can be used in a variety of ways. The forty engaging activities can be assigned individually, in pairs, as small group assignments, or can be solved together by the whole class. Students are also challenged to create their own math mysteries for others to solve. As students begin to think and write mathematically, they will enjoy the challenge found in each activity |
| mysteries for students to solve: Baffling Whodunit Puzzles Jim Sukach, 1997 Professor of Criminology Dr. Quicksolve and his son Junior bust crimes wide open by simply. . .paying attention! Join them as they visit over 40 crime scenes, and solve each mystery in minutes. Figure out how they did it. Check each clue to see if it's real or just a red herring. The puzzles present robberies, kidnappings, firebombings, prison escapes and more. Sharpen your wits and become a master detective too. |
| mysteries for students to solve: More Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries Jill Whieldon, 2012-10 We all like to think we can solve a murder given the right clues. Here's another chance to use mathematics skills to identify whodunnit - following the great success of the first book in the series Mini Mathematical Murder Mysteries. The students are given the data or a diagram to solve a problem - which is always which of four characters is a murderer. To find out, the student must solve all or most of the questions on the sheet to identify wrong answers as well as correct ones. Problems are staged, so there is an element of suspense for the individual...and racing between students to solve the mystery. 12-14 years |
| mysteries for students to solve: Open and Shut Cases Jurg Obrist, 2006 The reader can use visual clues and deductive reasoning to help Daisy and Ridley solve forty puzzling mysteries. Includes solutions. |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Calder Game Blue Balliett, 2012-12-01 This new mystery from bestselling author Blue Balliett is now available in After Words paperback!When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery . . . including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly feelings towards it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem to be out of place . . . and then, on the same night, they disappear! Calder's friends Petra and Tommy must fly out to help his father find him. But this mystery has more twists and turns than a Calder mobile . . . with more at stake than first meets the eye. |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Mystery of Eatum Hall John Kelly, Cathy Tincknell, 2004 Mr. and Mrs. Pork-Fowler are invited to spend a weekend of gourmet dining at a spooky castle where their host, Mr. Hunter, is anxious to meat them. |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, 2020-09-22 A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment “Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal “Don’t trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman’s own laugh-out-loud whodunit.” —Parade Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late? |
| mysteries for students to solve: The Mousetrap Agatha Christie, 2014 Melodrama; 5 male roles, 3 female roles. |
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson descendants, Charlotte and Jamie, students at a Connecticut boarding school, team up to solve a murder mystery. Agatha Christie novels
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Although it is possible to come up with many answers that seem to solve the puzzle, the challenge is to find the solution that matches the one in the back of the book. Each mystery takes less …
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Challenge students to write a brief mystery about the archaeological discovery of a body. They can write about a mummy from an ancient culture or a person from the recent past.
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