100+ Detective Riddles Inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Detective Mehul

Put your detective skills to the test with these 100+ challenging detective riddles inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Detective Mehul. From crime scenes to suspects, these detective riddles will help you hone your abilities and solve the case. See how many you can solve on your own, or challenge your friends to a race to the finish.

Three Children Murder Mystery

1.Detective Riddles
Sanjana and Bhool bhulaiya left their three children at home and went to the supermarket. All their children were found dead when they came back.. 

According to the helper, she was reading the paper.
The butler claimed to be putting the groceries away,
while the maid claimed to be making the beds.
Who did it? 

  • Helper
  • Butler
  • Maid
  • None of them
    • Explanation :  The butler because the parents went to the supermarket to get the groceries as they were out of groceries.

Circular Mansion Riddle

2.Detective Riddles
In a circular mansion, a man has been discovered dead. Detective Mehul examines the babysitter, maid, and cook. 

The cook claimed he was too busy preparing the food to have been able to do it.
The maid claimed that she was engaged in cleaning the corners to have done it.
The babysitter said she couldn't because she was playing with the children. 

Who's the liar? How did Detective Mehul discover?

  • The maid
  • The Babysitter
  • The Cook
  • None of them
    • Explanation :  The maid. In a circular mansion, there are no corners.

Murder on Sunday Morning

3.Detective Riddles
It was a Sunday morning. 

Father was getting the mail, the mother was in the kitchen cooking breakfast, the little brother was playing Nintendo, the big brother was playing the guitar, the little sister was playing with dolls, and Riya was listening to music.


                  

Suddenly they heard a sound from Riya's room and everyone rushed to her room and found that she had been murdered!

  • Little Brpther
  • The Mother
  • The Father
  • Big brother
    • Explanation :  The father, as no one gets mail on a Sunday.

The Bakers Street Murder Mystery

4.Detective Riddles
A murder took place on Baker Street. The murderer seemed a fan of Detective Mehul evident with the notes he/she left behind at the house at different locations.

When Detective Mehul arrived, he found out that the victim was a lady named Martha. She was shot and there were five suspects:

Ben
Lisa
Catherine
Marcus
Phil

The notes that were left by the murderer were placed at 
different places and had a little description on them:

The first note was found in the compound.
The second note was found in the art room.
The third note was found in the restroom.
The fourth note was found in the underwater room.
The fifth note was found in the smoking lounge.
The sixth note was found in the makeup room.

All the notes had only one thing written on them: "The clues are where you find the notes." On examination, nothing was found anywhere. Can you help Mehul to decipher this puzzle?

  • Ben
  • Lisa
  • Catherine
  • Marcus
    • Explanation :  While it may have sounded a bit too difficult, it is not that difficult to crack.
      The murderer is Marcus.
      The notes were found in the Compound, Art Room, Restroom, Underwater Room, Smoking Lounge, and Makeup Room.
      Now, if we just look at the first letter of each, we will have - C, A, R, U, S, and M.
      If you arrange the letters, you will get the name Marcus.

Famous Chemist Murder Mystery

5.Detective Riddles
To attend a world science seminar, A famous chemist from Russia visit Tokyo(Japan). In the lab, the scientist was killed and his six assistants were under suspicion of killing the chemist.

Name of six assistants: Austin, Wayne, Dege, Oscar, Lingard, and Rojo.
He left a note "76-20-44 79-16-22-7"

The detective Mehul was called to solve the case, After reading the note, Detective Mehul instantly asked the police to arrest the murderers. Who are the murderers?

  • Wayne and Dege
  • Lingard and Rojo
  • Austin and Oscar
  • Wayne and Oscar
    • Explanation :  Oscar and Austin.
      Explanation:
      The Chemist hide the name using periodic table as shown in below picture
      76-20-44 => Os(76) + Ca(20) + Ru(44)
      79-16-22-7=> Au(79) + S(16) + Ti(22) + N(7)

Aalia's Murder Mystery

6.Detective Riddles
Aalia was found dead in the central park of London. 

Aalia has written the murderer's name in cipher on the floor as "dqvxf"

There are four suspects 
Harry,
costa,
Pedro,
William

Police were unable to solve the mystery so they called Detective Mehul. After a minute, Mehul was able to decipher and captureD the murdered. Who is the murderer ?

  • A.Pedro
  • B.William
  • C.Costa
  • D.Harry
    • Explanation :  c + 1 characters-> d
      o + 2 characters-> q
      s + 3 characters-> v
      t + 4 characters-> x
      a + 5 characters-> f

Japanese Ship Sailor Murder Mystery

7.Detective Riddles
A Japanese ship was sailing in the open sea.

Gogo the sailor was found murdered in the shower.

After some analysis the captain found 5 crew members who could have done it.

The captain called the five suspected crew members and asked each one where and what he was doing for the last 15 minutes.

The Filipino cook in an overcoat said,
"I was in cold storage getting the meat"

The Indian Engineer with a torch in hand said,
"I was repairing the spare generator engine"

The Sri Lankan seaman said, 
"I was on the mast (top of the ship) correcting 
the flag which was upside down by mistake"

The British radio officer said, "I was messaging the company that 
we are reaching the next port in 72 hours. 
From now that is Wednesday morning at 10 AM."

The captain caught the thief who had lied. So who was the murderer?

  • Filipino cook i
  • The British radio officer
  • The Indian Engineer
  • The Sri Lankan seaman
    • Explanation :  The Sri Lankan seaman said that he was correcting the flag which was upside down, what he didn`t realize was that the Japanese ship has a Japanese flag which looks the same even when it is upside down. So he was definitely, lying about his whereabouts.
      
      So the captain would easily conclude that he was the killer.

Scientist Bhoolbhulaiya Murder Mystery

8.Detective Riddles
A famous chemist Scientist Bhool Bhulaiya was found murdered in his own lab.

There was no evidence except for a piece of paper with the names of chemical substances on it, which he wrote right before he died.

The chemicals on the list were; Oxygen Carbon Nickel Lanthanum Sulfur

On the day he was murdered, the chemist had only 3 visitors:
his wife Mary,
his nephew Nicolas,
and his friend Johnathan.

The police arrested the murderer right away. How did they know who it was and why?

  • His wife Mary
  • His nephew Nicolas
  • His friend Johnathan.
  • None of them
    • Explanation :  The chemicals in the list have the following chemical formula;
      
      Oxygen -> O
      Carbon -> C
      Nickel -> Ni
      Lanthanum -> La
      Sulfur -> S
      If you re-arrange this letters the name you get is Nicolas.

Murder Mystery of Jagga

9.Detective Riddles
Jagga the robber died on a Sunday afternoon.

The suspects were his wife, the maid, the driver & his daughter.

His wife said she was out for lunch.
The maid said she was cleaning the house.
The driver said he was buying groceries at the market &                                         
His daughter said she was at school.

After hearing all the answers, the detective arrested the killer. Who was the murderer?

  • The wife
  • The daughter.
  • The maid
  • The driver
    • Explanation :  The daughter. There`s no school on Sunday.

Gogo Murder Mystery

10.Detective Riddles
Gogo was murdered on one freezing Friday.
The police came.They got explanations of what everyone at the house was doing that day:

The wife was cooking dinner.

The maid was dusting the bedroom.

The butler was cleaning the pool.

The children were watching TV.

Who was the murderer and why?

    • The butler.
      Explanation :  The butler. He said he was cleaning the pool on a FREEZING Friday.
      
      If it was winter, you wouldn`t clean the pool as the water would freeze in the pool.