Storytelling Sleuth Mugs

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

'Sure I killed Cock Robin - and I did the humpty dumpty job and...' (Headline reads 'Nursery rhymes more violent than TV.)

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

'Sue didn't watch soap operas all the time. She also reads books'

"Well did he?"

'You've been killing files again.'

'Should I just hit 'reply to all' and save the government the trouble?'

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

'I've forgotten the author and title - do you read minds?'

"Hacking and eavesdropping are my top skills. I guess you could say I'm a good listener."

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

'How come the rabbit didn't have good luck with the foot?'

Optician and the PI.

"Any truth to the rumor that your book is ghost-written?"

Statistics Research: You Can Fool 45% of the People 55% of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.

"The butler did it!"

Whodunits

'This assignment calls for a chicken.'

Net Zero Superstitions

Egyptian Library: 'Every week you take out the same book, Anubis.'

'Oh dear. My husband looks suspicious.'

I don't trust that guy.

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

''Rumplestiltskin' sounds like an ALIAS to me!'

Conflicting Reports

Noah falls asleep by counting animal pairs.

Auditing

Sherlock Holmes.

Reporter #2: plant.

"Clues, Watson? How can I find clues when all I see is germs?"

Stolen Crime Books.

You can always tell a good book by its libel.

Anti-Vaxxers aren't stupid. They just need to be convinced!

'I'm working on an upgrade of the computer, "Watson." I'll call it "Holmes".'