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The Thief Isn't A Good Boy: An Elimination Mystery Puzzle Book - No Murder, Just One Very Bad Human to Find
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Publisher Price: $15.99
ISBN13: 9781923730489
Publisher: Rocket Pants Pty Ltd
Published: Jul 2 2026
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
20,000 Possibilities - 13 Clues - One Very Bad Human
A Dog Show Mystery Elimination Puzzle - by Elle Whitbread
The Fairhaven Trophy is missing. In its place: one dog biscuit and no explanation.
Aunt Pat - the beloved coffee lady who's poured drinks at the Fairhaven Classic for thirty years - has been accused of taking it. She says she didn't do it. She also says she knows who did.
This is not a murder mystery. Unlike other elimination puzzle books on the market, The Thief Isn't a Good Boy is built around a stolen trophy, not a crime scene - no violence, no gore, just a very good deduction challenge for solvers of any age. All 5,000 dogs are completely innocent. (One of them may have eaten the evidence. We're not pointing paws.) But somewhere in this register is one very bad human - and it's up to you to find them.
Pat has handed you the official 75th Fairhaven Classic entry register: 5,000 suspects, each described across four variables - dog name, breed, owner, and city. That's 20,000 possibilities to work through using just 13 clues written in Pat's own super neat handwriting.
Cross out who it couldn't be. Keep going until only one suspect is left standing. Grab a pencil, work through the register page by page, and clear Pat's name before it's too late.
What's inside:
- A 5,000-entry suspect register spanning 36 chapters, from Dawn: The Gates Open to The Last Page
- 13 hand-crafted clues across four variables - dog name, breed, owner, and city
- A gentle mystery for solvers of any age - no murder, no violence, just one very bad human and one very suspicious tote bag
- A satisfying single solution, fully tested so the puzzle always resolves to exactly one suspect
- A charming dog show setting perfect for dog lovers, puzzle fans, and anyone who enjoys a good whodunit
Whether you're solving alone with a cup of coffee or working through it together, The Thief Isn't a Good Boy is a giftable, browsable puzzle book that rewards patience, logic, and a healthy suspicion of tote bags.
5,000 suspects. One very bad human. Can you find them?
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