5 Minute Mystery: Short, online you-solve-it mysteries

How do you play?

Read each mystery carefully and select the clues that lead to the suspect.

Once you've found all the clues, select the answer from the list of possibilities.

Submit your clues and solution to earn points. The more difficult the case, the more points are possible.

This Week's Mysteries mystery archives
The Scent of a Thief By Bixby	61% solve
MORIARTY PICKS A MURDERER (PART ONE) By RobbieCutler	51% solve

Latest User Mysteries user mystery archives
The Stolen Cupcake By sarahcristine	22% solve
School trip By redgryffyn	23% solve
Arsonist Attack By Fearlessflame	79% solve

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Who Shot Mom? By bparmington	699 attempts	44% solve
Arsonist Attack By Fearlessflame	497 attempts	80% solve
The Stolen Cupcake By sarahcristine	441 attempts	18% solve
Department Store Murder By tfowler	379 attempts	62% solve
The Cornfield Caper By dottertrotter	347 attempts	68% solve

	L_aura-45 281 points / 40% solve rate

	Jackaby 257 points / 52% solve rate

	GraemeS 217 points / 34% solve rate

Thepro attempted
Department Store Murder
for 0 points (5 minutes ago)

Hspecter09 solved
The Scent of a Thief
for 11 points (14 minutes ago)

franklinrlf solved
MORIARTY PICKS A MURDERER (PART ONE)
for 10 points (16 minutes ago)