Sleuth-in-training Mugs

"The butler did it!"

"Evidence suggests she was working on the puzzle, got up to make tea, husband enters and puts last piece in..."

A boy acting suspiciously

Joan Hickson

'Come on Jill, they say the water's well good.'

'The police is looking for a teenager who reads books... I bet they'll never solve this case!'

"I'm a brilliant stalker and love photography, so I thought: why not?"

Optician and the PI.

"Check this wall for fingerprints."

"Let me through... I’m an armchair detective!"

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'But Holmes, how did you know what the victim had for his last meal?'

'I got my grant to study why the word 'COOL' persists generation after generation'

'This assignment calls for a chicken.'

'Let's go over it again: the cat is out cold, and the only clue is a little wet castle...'

"This was no accident, Sarge! He was intentionally DROPPED!"

The Banana Crime

"Well Inspector - that little trap you set seems to have worked!"

Auditing

"We haven't been able to pick up his trail. We think he's using invisible ink."

Sherlock Holmes.

"You may not like what I've dug out, but you did ask me to snoop into your husband!"

Detective with a magnifying glass.

Trainspotter spotting: 'Gosh! A type 406 with original thermos.'

"I think it was done with mirrors."

Detective follows footprints leading to a pair of shoes.

"Is this book a true story or is it true it's a story?"

'So there I was, alone in the aisle, heart pounding, without a bloody clue as to what wine I should bring our hosts.'

'The killer should not be hard to find - he has left a trail of inserts.'

Detective Honky

"Why don't you lot concentrate on catching some real criminals? - Like motorists?"

"Just as we suspected, he's running a dummy company"

Crime scene outline on the floor of a grocery store.

"What about hiring a Private Detective?"

"It's the latest in backpacking supplies. Just add water!"