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Detectives and Mysteries - An Oddball and Funny List

A good murder or a compelling mystery are good for a novel to present to the fullest possibilities. These books use and oddness, and ecclectism, an always unique, and frequently funny look at murder and mystery. Now read the question carefully. The goal is not to click the ones you've read, but to click the ones that pique your interests by the title alone. Have fun.
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Murder Can Upset Your Mother (Selma Eichler)
Murder Can Upset Your Mother
1
Selma Eichler
Fighting Crime With "Some" Day and Lenny (Keith Bettinger)
Fighting Crime With "Some" Day and Lenny
2
Keith Bettinger
47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers (Troy Cook)
47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers
3
Troy Cook
The Body in the Cornflakes (K.K. Beck)
The Body in the Cornflakes
4
K.K. Beck
I Don't Want to Go to Jail (Jimmy Breslin)
I Don't Want to Go to Jail
5
Jimmy Breslin
Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made (Stephan Pastis)
Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made
6
Stephan Pastis
Bimbos of the Death Sun (Sharyn McCrumb)
Bimbos of the Death Sun
7
Sharyn McCrumb
Spanking Watson (Kinky Friedman)
Spanking Watson
8
Kinky Friedman
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Susan McBride)
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder
9
Susan McBride
Do Butlers Burgle Banks (P.G. Wodehouse)
Do Butlers Burgle Banks
10
P.G. Wodehouse
Blotto, Twinks and the Exking's Daughter (Simon Brett)
Blotto, Twinks and the Exking's Daughter
11
Simon Brett
Revenge of the Cootie Girls (Sparkle Hayter)
Revenge of the Cootie Girls
12
Sparkle Hayter
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (Denise Swanson)
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde
13
Denise Swanson
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
14
Dating Dead Men (Harley Jane Kozak)
Dating Dead Men
15
Harley Jane Kozak
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
16
Timothy Failure the Cat Sole My Pants (Stephen Pastis)
Timothy Failure the Cat Sole My Pants
17
Stephen Pastis
The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag (Robert Rankin)
The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag
18
Robert Rankin
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Douglas Adams)
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
19
Douglas Adams
Quite Ugly One Morning (Christopher Brookmyre)
Quite Ugly One Morning
20
Christopher Brookmyre
To Fetch a Thief (Chet & Bernie #3) (Spencer Quinn)
To Fetch a Thief (Chet & Bernie #3)
21
Spencer Quinn
Cupcakes, Lies and Dead Guys (Pamela Dumond)
Cupcakes, Lies and Dead Guys
22
Pamela Dumond
They Came and Ate Us (Robert Rankin)
They Came and Ate Us
23
Robert Rankin
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Douglas Adams)
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
24
Douglas Adams
Murder of a Stacked Librarian (Denise Swanson)
Murder of a Stacked Librarian
25
Denise Swanson
Is Fat Bob Dead Yet? (Http://Images.Gr-Assets.com/Books/1432664834L/2461)
Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?
26
Http://Images.Gr-Assets.com/Books/1432664834L/2461
Elvis and the Grateful Dead (Peggy Webb)
Elvis and the Grateful Dead
27
Peggy Webb
The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living (Martin Clark)
The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living
28
Martin Clark
Timothy Failure the Book You're Not Supposed to Have (Stephen Pastis)
Timothy Failure the Book You're Not Supposed to Have
29
Stephen Pastis
Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders (Ron Goulart)
Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders
30
Ron Goulart
Crouching Buzzard,Leaping Loon (Donna Andrews)
Crouching Buzzard,Leaping Loon
31
Donna Andrews
A Tiskey Atasket a Funny Stolen Casket (Fran Rizer)
A Tiskey Atasket a Funny Stolen Casket
32
Fran Rizer
Murder Shoots the Bull (Anne George)
Murder Shoots the Bull
33
Anne George
Tapas, Carrot Cake and a Corpse (Sherri Bryan)
Tapas, Carrot Cake and a Corpse
34
Sherri Bryan
Corpse on the Cob (Sue Ann Jaffarian)
Corpse on the Cob
35
Sue Ann Jaffarian
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (M.C. Beaton)
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
36
M.C. Beaton
Sneaky People
Sneaky People
37
Hitch-Hike Hussy (John B. Thompson, Jack Woodford)
Hitch-Hike Hussy
38
John B. Thompson, Jack Woodford
Timothy Failure We Meet Again (Stephen Pastis)
Timothy Failure We Meet Again
39
Stephen Pastis
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
40
Michael Chabon
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