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 Chocolate Cupcake Caper By pipthewriter	61% solve
Dead Man's Island By mzilla	34% 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

Most Popular
Who Shot Mom? By bparmington	722 attempts	45% solve
Arsonist Attack By Fearlessflame	447 attempts	82% solve
The Stolen Cupcake By sarahcristine	414 attempts	23% solve
Department Store Murder By tfowler	351 attempts	65% solve
Death in the Theatre By bparmington	261 attempts	33% solve

	T12103002 285 points / 39% solve rate

	Spencerregele 239 points / 16% solve rate

	egbort 155 points / 27% solve rate

mil24havoc attempted
The Haunted Portrait
for -1 points (21 minutes ago)

camileshigs solved
Who Shot Mom?
for 10 points (24 minutes ago)

iamlisadetectivex solved
The Chocolate Cupcake Caper
for 12 points (1 hour ago)