SOLVED. YA puzzle/detective book, many stories to a book [s]

[Danielle]

This was a series, but I don't know how many books were in the series. I read them around 1994, but I'm unsure if they were newly published then. Geared towards YA.

There were several 'stories' to a book, and they were all puzzles you had to figure out. A story was told to you as if you were some sort of law officer, but I don't remember if you (the reader) were actually a detective or police officer, or maybe even a judge or jury deciding a court case.


One story in particular I remember: Person tells you they were standing outside a tent at night and saw something bad (probably a murder?) happen inside, so they know who the killer is. They tell you there was a lantern hanging at the top of the tent, so they saw the shadows on the tent walls. The "answer" to the puzzle is that (view spoiler)[this person couldn't have seen what was happening because a lantern hanging above would cast shadows down, not against the tent walls. (hide spoiler)]

Another story involved someone hiding in a stream/lake and using a straw (maybe a hollow reed?) to breathe underwater. I believe this person died, and you had to figure out what killed them. The answer is that (view spoiler)[the straw was too small a diameter for the length of the straw, so the person breathing was unable to exhale all the CO2 and inhale fresh air, and they suffocated. (hide spoiler)]

[inaword]

Sounds like You Be The Jury, there are four books to this series.

[Danielle]

Ren wrote: "Sounds like You Be The Jury, there are four books to this series."

Yes! I think this is it! I'm going to track down one of the books to confirm, but I'm declaring this solved. Thank you!!