Logical Deduction Puzzles

Solving these cunning conundrums requires logic skills worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Just like short whodunit mysteries, these tricky puzzles will test your powers of deduction. Each brain baffler contains a number of clues, and it's up to you, as the crafty detective, to determine from these clues which solution, out of various possibilities, is correct. In some, an actual criminal must be sought, but most of them concern more-or-less innocent people or things. Stumped? Not so fast! Turn to the Solving Strategies section in the book if you need a helpful hint. Think straight and you'll get to the bottom of these problems, like a top sleuth.