Three-Minute Mysteries 2

by Stephen D. Rogers

The second book in the popular series contains 25 additional mysteries for you to solve.A rich man is killed....A purse is stolen....A woman is poisoned....Shamus nominee and two-time Derringer winner Stephen D. Rogers puts you in charge of the investigations. Are you up to the challenge of solving these twenty-five crimes? Buy your copy now and find out!

115 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2011

About the author

Stephen is the author of THREE-MINUTE MYSTERIES, SHOT TO DEATH, and more than 700 shorter pieces. Visit his website, www.stephendrogers.com, for a list of new and upcoming titles as well as other timely information.

Reviews

[C. Cuskelly-Young · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better than the first. But I still compare unfavorably with a much earlier pairing of Two Minute Mysteries by Donald J. Sobal. In less time and text, Sobal is able to hide the important clue while still keeping the clues, (for almost all cases) common knowledge and obvious on re-reading. These kind of short-shorts should be akin to tests of non-linear thinking. Rogers uses assumptions and suspicions of his sleuths to 'crack' the cases. One other thing. I don't know if it's because his readership is primarily female, but it gets a little tiresome when all of his sleuths are the 'much smarter, wiser and oh-so-aware-of-it' women. If all the cases were being solved by the same person, that would explain the choice of one gender .

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick thoughts: Another decent collection of super-short (3-4 pages each) mysteries, but even more of them aren't truly "solvable." Several solutions are just circumstantial guesses without evidence, making them a bit of a cheat when the draw is the reader being able to figure out the mysteries. Still, the ones that are as advertised were good.