Detective Mystery Enthusiast Gifts

"Damn. No hat."

"Now, were those friends of your Gettys or Gottis?"

'I hate to be so skeptical, but I still think the seance business is a hoax!'

'Mysteries' section of bookshop reveals secret door.

Joan Hickson

"Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore.'"

The Shed Mystery: 'Ah! There you are! Ok, that's enough...time to go ho...uh...wait...what the...?'

The mysterious Sherlock Holmes - 'Is he wearing his cap backwards or forwards?'

'You know bank pens never work. Why didn't you write the holdup note before we left?!'

The Department of Mystery - No one really knows who we are or what we do, including us.

It was my story. A murder mystery. A who-done-it-and-got-away-with-it-until-he-wrote-about-it.

"'A body at rest'? -- Are you writing murder mysteries now, Isaac?"

'Mark my word, Walters, this is no ordinary virus.'

Channelling on the Cheap

'Who was the murderer? Well Watson, that's the killer question.'

Acme-5000 Lie Detector

The Big Book of Suspicious Crawl Spaces

'It was part way through the initial investigation that detective Walters felt as if he was being watched, but there was no one in the room. No one that is except the cat, who sat contently on the chair and watched him with an almost human repose.'

'Yes, they were using it to clean up the graffiti!'

"Maybe our beloved founder is trying to tell us something."

He's making a list --- Holmes solves cases quicker when he itemizes deductions.

Whodunnit. Whoreallydunnit.

Sherlock Holmes with a magnifying glass.

The lion statues in front of New York City Library are replaced with spies.

'Turns out it was J K Rowling, in the drawing room, with a laptop.'

Office of the Special Investigator: Stepped out to follow the 'money trail'.

'Hey, buddy -- can you keep a secret?'

'This it is, Ferguson! Finally, we found the legendary, mysterious snowmen crematory!'

A mummy, in police tape, chases a police officer.

'Any ideas on motive?' 'Only one, Chief.'

Park bench reserved for Mi6 recruitment.

Illustration for 'The Notting Hill Mystery'. (woman pulled out of the river).

"I can't be sure...I only got a quick look."

'What the … ? How did those thugs get into my car?'

"It's a 12 inch chess board - the game's a foot."