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Minute-of-Mystery | 18 Karat Crime
A missing 18 Karat Donut and a bludgeoned Donut Man leaves us glazed and confused…
Minute-of-Mystery | 18 Karat Crime – Solution
Basil says that he was out with his girlfriend until 9pm to which Rose responds, “That’s a whole hour…
Minute-of-Mystery | Righteous Business
Intrigue brews when a mysterious blend of coffee beans goes missing…
Minute-of-Mystery | Righteous Business – Solution
In the beginning, Mogau tells us that no one knows which blend was stolen. All employees are kept in…
Minute-of-Mystery | No Frozen Latte…
A barista’s account of a chilling heist reveals more than meets the eye…
Minute-of-Mystery | No Frozen Latte… – Solution
Brock said the robber came from behind him and immediately told him not to make a move and to…
Minute-of-Mystery | Mountainous Secrets
This week our detectives navigate the mountainous secrets surrounding a successful coffee moguls demise…
Minute-of-Mystery | Mountainous Secrets – Solution
A person who falls from a balcony higher than 3 stories would have multiple shattered bones. However, Ken confirms…
Minute-of-Mystery | The Backyard Studio
A dead artist, a locked studio and a riddle wrapped in a canvas….
Minute-of-Mystery | The Backyard Studio – Solution
A side bolted door can only be locked from one side.

If Annie was able to open it, and there…
Minute-of-Mystery | The Foggy Fall
In a fog-shrouded mystery, the detectives try to unravel the truth behind a cliff side tragedy…
Minute-of-Mystery | The Foggy Fall – Solution
It was easy for Mogau to believe Mrs. Carter when she said she hadn’t gathered what was going on,…
Minute-of-Mystery | Along the Shore
Dark silhouettes in the moonlight linger as a lighthouse keeper is stabbed to death…
Minute-of-Mystery | Along the Shore – Solution
It is logically impossible to see a man’s face or belt buckle when he is facing away from you….
Minute-of-Mystery | A Feathery Vanishing Act – Solution
Both Leo and Raven guarantee that the only way the thief could get in was through the smashed window……
Minute-of-Mystery | A Feathery Vanishing Act
Illusions strike loud at a local magic emporium as we try to unravel a shady magician’s secret…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Sticky Case
Sugary secrets unravel faster than doughnut holes disappear while Mogau uncovers the sticky situation these suspects find themselves in…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Sticky Case – Solution
According to the structure of a ferris wheel, it is impossible to see inside the booth right above you….
Minute-of-Mystery | A Frothy Case – Solution
Claire couldn’t have overheard her father telling Jeremy to come over because he only told Jeremy to come over…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Frothy Case
In a case more bitter than a burnt latte… a coffee-tech genius gets roasted in his very own home…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Steamy Exit… – Solution
Fitz says that Deklan started the fight in retaliation to criticism and subsequently killed the teacher. Deklan quickly defends…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Steamy Exit…
With a boiling kettle at the center of brewing turmoil, a barista-in-training’s aspirations turn bitter when he gives his…
Minute-of-Mystery | Mystery At The Opera
In a crescendo of tragedy, a lead opera performer’s fate is contained in the swirl of a blood-stained crystal…
Minute-of-Mystery | Mystery At The Opera – Solution
In reality, a sillouette cannot be made where there is no light to outline it…

If it was so dark…
Minute-of-Mystery | The Magnifying Glass
As the Sleuthing Showcase looms, a 1890’s magnifying glass goes missing… and puts some people in a panic
Minute-of-Mystery | The Magnifying Glass | Solution
Sandy tells us that she doubts it’s either Jim or Gurt because they don’t know its value. To them,…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Treat-Napping
In the frosty aftermath of a stolen kit of milkshake ingredients, Mogau unravels the chilling truth lurking behind its…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Treat-Napping | Solution
When both Ella and Don claim to be the one signing for the kit’s delivery… Mogau knows one must…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Christmas Miracle…
When the stolen Java Joltinator 3000 shows up in a mysterious Christmas box on Constable Ken’s porch, the detectives…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Christmas Miracle… – Solution
The key lies in a contradiction regarding when they first knew about the crime.

Nutmeg accuses Ginger of running away…
Minute-of-Mystery | Brewed Suspicion
A whole shipment of Beano’s Giggly Grinds Coffee Beans… gone… in the blink of an eye! And it’s up…
Minute-of-Mystery | Brewed Suspicion – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Brewed Suspicion – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Spill The Tea – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Spill The Tea – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Spill The Tea
As the scent of burnt donuts fills her penthouse, Ginny Green opens the window to clear the air, only…
Minute-of-Mystery | Beneath The Bush – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Beneath The Bush – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Beneath The Bush
At the bottom of a steep embankment, the cocky waiter from Coffee Crusaders meets a bitter end with his…
Minute-of-Mystery | High Seas Hijack – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | High Seas Hijack – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | High Seas Hijack
Blaze Bronson reports the hijacking of his precious yacht… but Field-Marshall Mogau sees right through his boatful of lies…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Winded Story
We’re back at the The Copper Club Golf Resort, where a murder shatters the innocence of the luxurious golf…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Winded Story – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | A Winded Story – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Putter Madness! – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Putter Madness! – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | Putter Madness!
Our detectives investigate the murder of a soon-to-be retired mini-golfer and it seems the cause of his demise is…
Minute-of-Mystery | A Messy Job… – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | A Messy Job… – Solution
Minute-of-Mystery | A Messy Job…
A chilling discovery stains the elegance of an upscale cafe. Field-Marshall Mogau and Constable Ken untangle the web of…