What Did You Say Happened?

Patricia Bradley Mystery Question 53 Comments

I’m so excited that Justice Delivered has been chosen by K-Love radio as one of its 13 best Beach reads of 2019! And it’s the first one on the list!! You can read about all thirteen here.

Guess what?? I’m trying something I’ve never tried before ~ working on two books at one time. I plan to work on the cozy mystery in the mornings and the 2nd Natchez book in the afternoons. We’ll see how it works out.

Now for last week’s Mystery Question.

Four scenarios where people lied to the police. Three are true, one is made up. Which one? Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library!
  1. Police responded to a “robbery in progress” at a local car wash. The distraught victim claimed two men had robbed him at knifepoint of his wedding band. Surveillance cameras recorded a different picture–that of the man pulling into the car wash and then making a call that corresponded to the 911 call. Turns out he’d lost his wedding ring and didn’t want to tell his wife.
  2. A Dollar General store employee claims she was robbed by an armed robber as she carried the money to the bank for a night deposit. The police questioned why she was making a deposit at two in the morning when the store closed at ten. Clues led them to the local casino where video showed her losing the exact amount she was supposed to deposit.
  3. A postal employee reported being robbed of $40  by a gun-wielding robber. Unfortunately for the postal employee, where he claimed it happened was right in front of a school that had multiple surveillance cameras set up.
  4. A teacher was running late to work so he called the police and claimed two men posing as police officers pulled him over. Several hours were spent going door-to-door investigating the crime before the teacher finally broke down and admitted it was a hoax. The school plans disciplinary actions once the police are finished with him.

And the answer is… #2. As for #4, I was amazed that a teacher would lie to the police like that!

Now onto this week’s Mystery Question. Four stories, three are true, one is false. Can you spot the false one?
  1. A burglar was caught after he broke into a house and became fascinated with the homeowner’s robotic vacuum cleaner that was cleaning the floors. The homeowners were alerted when he yelled at it, saying it had missed a spot.
  2. A man who was impersonating a police officer flashed his amber and blue lights, activated his siren and pulled over a car. Unfortunately for him, it was an off-duty policeman. He won’t be pulling over anyone else in the near future.
  3. Police are searching for the girl who licked a half-gallon of ice cream and then posted the video to Facebook. They’ve traced it to a store in Texas and say it’s only a matter of time before the teenager is arrested.
  4. A man, high on bath salts, broke into a home and…put up Christmas decorations. Once he finished, he turned on the TV and went to sleep, only to be awakened by the police.

Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for either a coloring book or a book from my library.

And if you haven’t pre-ordered the Summer of Suspense Anthology that features 16 well-known suspense writers, you might want to do it before the price goes up. Right now it’s only $.99 for all 16 stories. After it releases, it’ll go to $9.99!


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Comments 53

  1. Pam Morrisson

    Well, one of these has been all over Facebook lately so I know that’s not the one (but it sure could be!) #1 & #4 are both a bit strange but I think I’ll choose #4.

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  2. Tim Johnson

    I’m going with #1 this time. Too bad for the burglar. He could have made a clean get away.

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  3. Paula Shreckhise

    I have pre ordered the suspense anthology.
    I love #1! Did you just get a new robot vacuum!

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  4. Edward Arrington

    I’m choosing #1 this week. Why would a burglar care if it missed a spot? Of course, why do burglars become burglars? I don’t understand how their minds work.

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      Patricia Bradley

      Being a writer, I have to put my mind in my villain’s head. Not fun, Edward. In my stories, burglars do it to see if they can get away with it. And they’re getting something without having to pay for it. Then, of course, we have the ones who are looking for money for their next fix. I bet that’s more than you wanted to know. lol

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  5. Priscilla Bettis

    We have a robotic vacuum (named Rosie after the Jetson’s robot maid), and I’ve yelled at the poor thing, so I’m going against the grain in thinking number 1 could be true. Therefore, I’m going with number 2 because it’s the most frightening if a man was getting away with impersonating an officer!

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      Patricia Bradley

      I wish I had a robotic vacuum, Priscilla! I have two cats and it would be great for getting up cat hair, but the other half owner of the kitties is afraid it would terrify them. lol Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. Trixi

    I’m going with my instints this week and say it’s #1 that’s the made up one. I had to laugh at the irony of a person impersonating a police officer pulling over an actual police officer….OOOPS!!! HAHA!

    Congrats on the Klove “Best Beach Reads” for you book, I didn’t even know they had that kind of contest. How fun is that? Also, good luck on trying to write two books at once, yikes! I hope you are able to accomplish it.

    Thanks for the fun each week, Patricia! I always laugh at dumb criminals and what they think they can get away with (and often do).

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      Patricia Bradley

      Hi Trixi! I don’t know how Justice Delivered came to be on the Top Beach Reads on K-Love. Just so thankful it is. And right now, I’m dropping back to one book until after I get the Natchez book sort of plotted out. Sort-of is all I do now when plotting. My characters usually come in and take the book in a totally different direction. lol Thanks for stopping by.

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