Member Reviews
Thank you to NetGalley and Arcturus Publishing for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It is no secret to anyone who knows me, that I love a good mystery. I may not always piece the jigsaw together correctly, but can normally appreciate the complete picture.
For that reason, I struggled initially with this volume and my attention kept wandering as I tried to parse out the vital clue of each case. There were also a few leaps in logic, which while they made sense, did feel like a stretch until I grew used to the author's style.
For example, in an opening case, a loose bronze grille with "rust" on it is the clue to finding a thief within a hotel. Therefore, the culprit is the only party with injured hands! Why? Because bronze doesn't rust and therefore it must be blood! Where is the lamp they stole amongst other missing items? Broken apparently in order to justify the blood! I found a few issues with this case and others.
There were just too many variables and logic leaps for me to be comfortable solving them. Ironically, by approaching these puzzles as actual cases, I kept overthinking them. In conclusion, this is a solid compendium of 'whodunits' and the increase in complexity, as well as optional hints, makes it a great gift for mystery lovers of all ages.
Thank you so much for a copy of this book to review. I didn't set out to solve all of the puzzles in this book, but rather just gather the general set up and the amount of content available in this book. I think there is a good variety of puzzles & difficulty levels. The way its set up is that it follows the deduction style associated with detective fiction & whodunit style puzzles. There are around 50 puzzles included and they seem all pretty much be quite entertaining and interesting. Something new to me was the action needed to find the answer through the link. I wasn't put off by that. Overall, pretty fun!
I enjoy reading mysteries so was eager to see if I could solve the cases in this title. I knew going in that I was no “super sleuth” but I felt ready to try. The stories are a bit challenging to be sure. Luckily the author offers some fictional assistants to the reader. There are also two levels of puzzles which allows for choices about which cases to solve. Each short story also includes a hint at the end. My hint would be “never forget to pay attention to details.”
Those who enjoy a challenge could have some fun with this title. Good luck!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.
I love puzzles and mysteries that really challenge me and so I loved this book. Some where easier than others but most were challenging and fun and took me longer than I would like to admit to solve. I love the inclusion of a hint for if you are struggling but still determined to solve it. I loved it.
These short, sweet puzzles will have you scratching your head until you spot the clue! I love whodunits and this is a new volume of the classic puzzle style. One thing this book has that others don't is a hint at the end of each puzzle, if you want the extra help. I would recommend this book to puzzle lovers and mystery fans alike.
This was a fun book. It reminded me of a series of books I used to read when I was growing up. Some of the stories were a bit repetitive, but overall, good, fun read. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.
A fun little book of puzzles. Like others have said, a bit repetitive, but I did enjoy the fact that the linking in the ebook made it easy to go to the solution and on to the next puzzle.
Crossword puzzles and sudoku move over; Whodunit Puzzles is here. I love activities like these that challenge my mind. This book is a compilation of murder mysteries that will make you feel like all those hours listening to true crime podcasts weren't for nothing. The 47 puzzles will make you use your deductive skills to save the day. Pay close attention to the details. When you think you've solved it, there is a hyperlink to follow to check your answer. I like this because you don't expose yourself to spoilers on any other puzzles. I do with the hints were on a separate page. Overall this is a fun book, and I want to buy a hard copy to share with friends. Whodunit Puzzles will be a fun family activity if you have older kids.
It was a lot of fun and I think it would be great to solve the puzzles in a groups.
It's a bit repetitive at times but I liked it.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
This selection of Whodunit puzzles is such fun to read and I thoriughly enjoyed spending time trying to unravel
the clues and solve the crimes alongside the books professional detectives.'
The writing is to the point with several red herrings to keep you on yor toes while investigating!!!
This is a great book and is a must for all amateut sleuths.
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book is full of mysteries to solve, along with hints and answers to the mystery.
I found the format to be repetitive after a while - the book is organized by how hard the puzzles are and each puzzle is a few pages. The language is also difficult to understand at times, which made reading the mystery less enjoyable. I get that there's an old, British vibe to all the mysterious to make it fun but more variety or something more contemporary could also be fun.
Overall an interesting find.
Great fun - this book is meant to be shared or better yet, read with a book club.
Quick.. pick up this book and give your little grey cells a workout!
This was a fun book. The puzzles were quick, but really made me read carefully and think hard about the answer!
I love puzzles and games and couldn't wait to get into this. While it's not a book I could spend hours on in one sitting, I definitely enjoyed it during bursts of downtime. It could also work as a fun group or class activity. I find at times I could guess the killer but my reasoning wasn't the reasoning of the book, which made for interesting revelations. It does get repetitive at times but still I enjoyed it overall. I absolutely recommend!
Lots of fun - a great group read to dip in and out of. A recommended purchase for most collections, with crossover appeal for certain HS groups.
Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this in exchange for an honest review.
These murder-mystery type puzzles are interesting and would be great to play along with friends and family around the dinner table.
Only downside is reading a lot of them back to back gets slightly tedious, but all in all they’re great fun and are something different than you’re average puzzle book.
This is a really clever idea for a book and crime fans will really enjoy it. I got about 50% of the puzzles correct, so it’s probably pitched at the right level.
By the end I was getting a bit bored of the format, was my only criticism. It started to feel a bit repetitive. I suspect it would be a fun book to read with a friend or as a family as I think figuring out the clues as a team would be more enjoyable.
This is a book filled with small mysteries and puzzles that read like Agatha Christie novels. My husband and I are big fans of crime shows/novels so when I saw this book I knew we were going to love it. We would read a puzzle together, think and discuss. Who doesn’t love a little competition and coffee in the morning?
I definitely will buy this book for my fellow mystery lovers. We thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles, which were quick, entertaining and had us using our deduction skills.
I want to thank NetGalley, Tim Dedopulos and Arcturus Publishing for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.
I really enjoyed solving the mysteries in this book, which were a good level of difficulty - I managed to get the majority of them, but only after giving them real thought and reading back through the story - they weren't obvious. There were a lot of cases to solve, and they were an "Agatha Christie" kind of mystery, so not too grim and gory.
With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
I have always loved puzzles..That's why I was so excited to read this book, and I am so glad I did!!!!! I couldn't get enough, I absolutely loved each one. Every one of them pulled you in and made you interested , you had to really think and about a little over half of the time I was right, but when I was wrong it just made me want to go back and read the mystery again. They were all beautifully made, the attention to each detail was absolutely amazing and choosing to split them into 2 levels definitely helped. Level 1 was easy but a little difficult here and there, Level 2 was harder, but overall not impossible to figure out they were just bigger/longer mysteries. I cannot recommend this book enough! If you are a fan of mysteries/puzzles, I definitely recommend picking this one up, you won't regret it . it kept me entertained for a few hours.