12 Tough Riddles Make You Feel Smarter Than Sherlock - Summary

Summary

The provided text contains six different scenarios where a detective or police officer must figure out who is lying or who committed a crime. Here are the concise summaries of each scenario:

1. **Missing Slippers**: Mr. Morrison's favorite slippers went missing, and he questioned his employees. The liar was Andrew, who claimed to be afraid of heights but had a picture of himself skydiving.

2. **Stolen Engagement Ring**: Melissa's engagement ring went missing, and the police questioned her roommate, best friend, and neighbor. The liar was Eric, who mentioned the jewelry box and must have known the ring was missing.

3. **Missing Camper**: Chris disappeared during a camping trip, and the group members were questioned. The liar was Nancy, who claimed an owl woke her up, but owls sleep during the day.

4. **Gas Leak**: A gas leak was discovered in Mark's apartment, and a watch was found. The police set a trap and caught a man entering the apartment with a lit candle. The man wasn't the culprit, as he wouldn't have entered with a candle if he had caused the leak.

5. **Bank Robbery**: An undercover agent was sent to attach a GPS tracker to a gang member. The tracker should be placed on the gang leader's backpack, as he's the only one who can spot the device, but not if it's on his own back.

6. **Missing Millionaire**: A wealthy man went missing, and the police questioned his maid, wife, and driver. The liar was the maid, who claimed to have cut apples for breakfast, but they would have turned brown by then.

7. **Stolen Money**: Shirley lost some cash in the park, and one of the people around her must have taken it. The thief was the man in the red baseball cap, who had the bill under his foot.

8. **Restaurant Thief**: A man stole an elderly woman's bag and entered a restaurant. The fake cook was the man holding a salad bowl, as he was the only one not wearing gloves.

9. **Abducted Men**: Two men were found in a basement, each claiming the other was the kidnapper. The liar was the man who was smiling and clean-shaven, as he would have grown a beard and mustache after four weeks.

10. **Missing CEO**: Rachel Brown, a CEO, went missing, and the police questioned her subordinates. The liar was Ann, whose signature was different from the others, and she was the employee Ruth was going to fire.

11. **Stolen Car**: Martin's car was stolen, and four friends were suspects. The thief was Allen, who claimed to be playing badminton at 10 pm, but it's too dark to play at that time in October.

12. **Stolen Smartphone**: Eric's smartphone was stolen in a cafe, and he chased a man who claimed to have given a lift to two men. The man lied, as his sports convertible only had two seats, not enough for three men.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. Mr. Morrison owned a small company with four employees.
2. One day, Mr. Morrison's favorite slippers went missing and were later found on the roof of the building.
3. Mr. Morrison questioned his employees about the missing slippers.
4. Daniel, Andrew, Sandra, and Emily all denied taking the slippers.
5. Andrew claimed to be afraid of heights, but a photo on his table showed him skydiving.
6. Melissa's boyfriend proposed to her and gave her a diamond ring.
7. Melissa kept the ring in a box on her vanity table.
8. The ring went missing after Melissa fell asleep.
9. The police questioned Melissa's roommate, best friend, and neighbor about the missing ring.
10. Helen, Melissa's roommate, said Melissa was very tired and went to her room at 10 pm.
11. Eric, Melissa's best friend, said he visited Melissa at 11:30 pm and saw an open jewelry box.
12. Brenda, the neighbor, said she wanted to borrow a book from Melissa but didn't bother her.
13. The police realized one of the three people was lying.
14. Eric was the one who took the ring, as he mentioned the jewelry box and must have known the ring was missing.
15. A group of friends went camping and Chris disappeared on the third day.
16. Paul, Ashley, and Nancy all gave alibis for the time Chris disappeared.
17. Paul said he went to get firewood and didn't see Chris when he returned.
18. Ashley said she was washing her t-shirt near the river.
19. Nancy said she was sleeping and was woken up by an owl.
20. Nancy was lying, as owls sleep during the day and couldn't have woken her up.
21. A gas leak was discovered in Mark's apartment, and a watch was found.
22. Mark claimed the watch wasn't his.
23. The detective set a trap and waited for the thief to return for the watch.
24. A man entered the apartment with a lit candle, but the detective realized he wasn't the thief.
25. The thief wouldn't have entered the apartment with a lit candle if they knew there was a gas leak.
26. The police were tracking a gang that planned to rob a bank.
27. An undercover agent was sent to attach a GPS tracker to one of the gang members.
28. The agent should attach the tracker to the gang leader's backpack.
29. A wealthy man went missing after going for a jog, and the police questioned his maid, wife, and driver.
30. The maid said she was preparing breakfast for the wealthy man.
31. The wife said she was in a hurry and didn't talk to her husband.
32. The driver said he was waiting for his boss in the car.
33. The maid was lying, as the apples she cut for breakfast would have turned brown by then.
34. Shirley lost a $10 bill when a gust of wind blew her money away.
35. One of the people nearby must have taken the bill.
36. The man in the red baseball cap took the bill.
37. Detective Larson saw a man steal an elderly woman's bag and chased after him.
38. The thief entered a restaurant, and Detective Larson saw three cooks preparing food.
39. The man holding the salad bowl was the fake cook, as he wasn't wearing gloves.
40. People began disappearing in a large town, and the police found two men in an abandoned house.
41. Both men claimed to have been locked up by the other.
42. One of the men was lying, as he was clean-shaven and wouldn't have had time to shave if he'd been locked up.
43. Rachel Brown, the owner of a company, disappeared from her office.
44. The police questioned three of her subordinates: Ruth, Adam, and Ann.
45. Ann was lying, as her signature was different from the others, and she was the person Ruth was going to fire.
46. Martin's car was stolen, and the police suspected four of his friends.
47. The crime happened at 10 pm on Wednesday, and Allen, Natalie, Roy, and Rose all gave alibis.
48. Allen was lying, as it's too dark to play badminton at 10 pm in October.
49. Eric's smartphone was stolen in a cafe, and he chased after a man who left the cafe.
50. The man claimed he didn't take the phone and was giving his friends a lift.
51. Eric called the police, and it was revealed that the man's car was a sports convertible with only two seats, so it couldn't have fit three men.