Who Killed Santa Claus?
It was midnight on Christmas eve when the maintenance staff of Mumble’s came to work in the deserted department store. When they arrived at the North Pole display, they...
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The Vandalizing Visitor
It was late at night at the Drakemore Hotel. A member of the cleaning staff was dusting the courtesy phones in the lobby when she heard the breaking of glass in the...
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The Convent Mystery
“We have a little mystery at the Inner City Convent,” the Mother Superior said as she poured a second cup of tea. Inspector Griffith was immediately interested. “It’s...
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The Shortcut Robbery
It was 1 p.m. when the two officers heard the cry for help. They responded quickly, racing down an alley to find a woman sitting on the ground, massaging a nasty bump...
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A Chinese Lie Detector
When the emperor rose on that April morning, he immediately noticed the silence. “There’s no cricket. Where’s my cricket?” he demanded. The servants of the bed chamber...
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The Brothers Ilirium
A church choir was picnicking in a rest area near Pine Gorge when they heard the distant squeal of tires. The choir members gazed out over the winding ribbon of road in...
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An Attack of Gas
The island of Canary Rock had no police force and none was really needed—not until the fateful morning when Gerald Espy was found dead in his bed. The millionaire had...
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The Locked Room
“I’m changing my will,” Abigail Wallace announced. Her four children may have been adopted, but they were just as spoiled and ungrateful as any natural offspring....
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The Piney Bluffers
“I was just pulling into the Piney Bluffs gas station,” the shaken witness told the operator. “I heard a gunshot.” And then I saw the men—two of them—running out...
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