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Note: If you like logic puzzles, here are a few books at Amazon Books you might like:
1000 Play Thinks: Puzzles, Paradoxes, Illusions & Games
Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge
If you like murder mystery games, here are a few murder mystery party games you might like:
Lethal Luau (Murder Mystery Party) and Murder at Tall Oaks: Murder Mystery Party .
Here is a murder mystery puzzle combined with a jigzaw puzzle: Murder on the Hindenburg Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle .

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David Morrison was carrying an orange umbrella. The suspect who owns a black car was carrying an orange umbrella. Therefore, David Morrison owns a black car. The murderer owns a yellow car, so David Morrison is not the murderer.
The suspect who owns a silver car has a wife named Cathy. The suspect who was carrying a yellow umbrella has a wife named Cathy. The suspect who was carrying a yellow umbrella is not the one who was wearing black shoes. Therefore, one suspect has a wife named Cathy, owns a silver car, was carrying a yellow umbrella, and is not the one who was wearing black shoes. But Jack Smith has a wife named Sue, Marty Brown was wearing black shoes, Bob Martin was carrying a white umbrella, and David Morrison owns a black car. Therefore, the only suspect who could be this suspect is Fred Stevenson. Since Fred Stevenson owns a silver car, he is not the murderer.
The suspect who was carrying a purple umbrella has a wife named Betty. The suspect who owns a yellow car has a wife named Betty. Therefore, one suspect was carrying a purple umbrella, has a wife named Betty, and owns a yellow car. Jack Smith has a wife named Sue, Bob Martin was carrying a white umbrella, David Morrison owns a black car, and Fred Stevenson owns a silver car. Therefore, that one suspect is Marty Brown. Since the murderer owns a yellow car and Marty Brown owns a yellow car, he is the murderer.

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