Channel Your Inner Sherlock With These 98 Detective Riddles

A girl is at the funeral of her mother. She meets a nice guy that she didn’t know who also was at the funeral and they hit it off. She was busy at the funeral and didn’t have time to ask him for his number before he left. She tried really hard to track him down, but no one knew who he was or how to contact him. A few days later her sister dies and the police suspect it to be a murder. Who killed her sister?

A woman shoots her husband and then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They then go out and enjoy a romantic dinner. How? 

Agents Yellow, Red, and Green each have a green badge, a yellow badge, and a red badge, but none of them has a badge color that matches their name. They met when called to a conference at headquarters. The Agent with the Green badge said “I have a license to kill!” to which Agent Red replied sarcastically: “What, time?” What color is each Agent’s badge? 

Two cars were involved in an accident in the center of town. The man who was driving a little green car, had overtaken a big black car. The driver had misjudged the distance between him and the on-coming traffic and had to swerve back in, causing the black car to swerve and crash into a shop window. When the occupants of the cars were examined everyone in the green car was okay, but in the black car was one dead man. However, the driver of the green car was not charged with manslaughter, why was this so? 

Melanie lived with her siblings in a small town. One afternoon, Melanie was found dead in the living room. When the police questioned her siblings, they had both been in the pool from the morning and hadn’t killed her. But the police arrested Melanie’s siblings for her murder. Why? 

A girl got killed, the killer took her iPhone, AirPods, piano, and money. What did the killer take first? 

If a ninja kills in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

A policeman found a dead person in the middle of the desert. There were no footprints around him. Who would be the prime suspect? 

A wealthy woman lived in a completely circular home. One morning, she is found dead in the front yard. A detective comes along and asks the staff questions. The driver says he was washing the car, the maid says she was hovering in the corners, and the cook says she was preparing lunch. Who is guilty? 

A crime has been committed on Main Street. The main suspect is a man named Simon Bates. It was said that a man had been walking along the pathway when he was suddenly shot in the stomach. The suspect had brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a baggy Armani just like Simon Bates’. Simon was asked to tell the story right from the beginning. “Well,” said Simon, “I was just hanging around the park when I saw this man walking along the pathway. Suddenly, a guy came up from behind him and shot him! I ran home as fast as I could. The policemen asked him to give a description of the murderer. “He had a red mustache, red hair, and a baggy Armani suit on.” “I think this man is telling a lie,” said one of the policemen. How did he know? 

A man is stranded on forest-covered island. One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process. There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off. How can the man survive the fire without any buckets or any other means to put out the fire? 

A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing, which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet holes discovered were on the man’s body. How was he murdered?

There are five people. One of them shot and killed one of the other five. 1. Dan ran in the NY City marathon yesterday with one of the innocent men. 2. Mike considered being a farmer before he moved to the city. 3. Jeff is a topnotch computer consultant and wants to install Ben’s new computer next week. 4. The murderer had his leg amputated last month. 5. Ben met Jack for the first time six months ago. 6. Jack has been in seclusion since the crime. 7. Dan used to drink heavily. 8. Ben and Jeff built their last computers together. 9. The murderer is Jack’s brother. They grew up together in Seattle. 10. Police arrived at the scene and immediately finds the murderer. Who was the murderer? 

A man told a story about how he was awarded a medal for ‘Bravery during World War 1’. Why is this a lie? 

A truck driver is going down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A police car drives past him but doesn’t stop him. Why? 

A woman decides to kill her husband in the car when there is no one around to see. She throws his body into the ocean, makes sure that there are no fingerprints, and gets rid of the murder weapon too. A few hours later, the police arrive to say that her husband is dead and that she needs to come to the scene of the crime. When she arrives there, she is arrested immediately. Why? 

A lady is found dead in her room with the poison bottle lying beside her body. Initial investigation suggests that she has committed suicide as traces of poison were found in her blood. However, detective Sherlock Holmes was called to investigate this case. On arriving at the room Sherlock Holmes examined the room very carefully and his finds tickets for her air travel for the evening same day and her suitcase packed in her room. He immediately declares that this is a murder case. Why? 

After a local art theft, six suspects were being interviewed. Below is a summary of their statements. Police know that exactly four of them told one lie each and all of the other statements are true. From this information can you tell who committed the crime? Alan said: "It wasn’t Brian. It wasn’t Dave. It wasn’t Eddie." Brian said: "It wasn’t Alan. It wasn’t Charlie. It wasn’t Eddie." Charlie said: "It wasn’t Brian. It wasn’t Freddie. It wasn’t Eddie." Dave said: "It wasn’t Alan. It wasn’t Freddie. It wasn’t Charlie." Eddie said: "It wasn’t Charlie. It wasn’t Dave. It wasn’t Freddie." Freddie said: "It wasn’t Charlie. It wasn’t Dave. It wasn’t Alan." 

A man is found murdered in his office. The suspects are Anna, Nina, Jason, and Lee. The only clue is a set of numbers written by the victim on a calendar with his blood. The numbers are 1,4, 9, 10, and 11. Who is the killer?

A detective who was mere days from cracking an international smuggling ring has suddenly gone missing. While inspecting his last-known location, you find a note: 710 57735 34 5508 51 7718 Currently, there are 3 suspects: Bill, John, and Todd. Can you break the detective’s code and find the criminal’s name?