Mystery Riddles with Answers for Sleuthing Fun

A man was found dead on Sunday morning. His wife said she was asleep, the cook was making breakfast, the gardener was planting seeds, and the maid was getting the mail. Who did it?

Detectives found a man lying dead in a field with a backpack on, yet there were no footprints around him. How did he die?

A man pushes his car to a hotel, sees that he is bankrupt, and shouts. What is happening?

Two girls ordered iced tea with lemon. One drank it fast and the other slow. The one who drank it slowly died. Why?

A prisoner is told, 'Say a true sentence and you will be hanged. Say a false sentence and you will be shot.' What should he say?

A man is found hanging in a locked room with only a puddle of water beneath him. How did he die?

A woman shoots her husband, holds him underwater for five minutes, and then hangs him. Yet they have dinner together that night. How?

A rooster lays an egg on a barn roof. Which side does it roll off?

A man looks out the window on the 20th floor and sees someone standing on the ledge, ready to jump. He races downstairs but when he arrives there is no one and no trace they were ever there. How?

A detective stands halfway up a staircase. He hears a gunshot in the room below, runs down, and finds a dead man. The windows are locked, and no one else is there. How did the killer escape?

Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

A man is found drowned in his office. The window is open, there is a puddle on the floor, but nothing else is wet. How did he die?

A woman arrives home and finds her husband dead. There is a note next to him that says 'NOON.' Why is she immediately suspicious?

A kidnapper tells a prisoner to choose one of two doors: one leads to freedom, the other to a deadly trap. Each door has a guard. One guard always lies and the other always tells the truth. What should the prisoner ask to escape?

You open a closet to find a man hanging from the ceiling with no chair, stool, or support. The floor is clean. How did he hang himself?