Lateral Mindtrap Puzzles

It's harder than it looks, because most people picture stories in their minds, and usually imagine something that isn't there, or overlook a crucial detail. But you can learn to solve the mysteries yourself. Trap the auctioneer who's trying to sell an old letter addressed to Queen Elizabeth I. How? Because you know she wasn't called the first until centuries later when there was a second Queen Elizabeth. Or capture the thief whose victims were dying just before they deposited their paycheques in the bank - just figure out that the killer had poisoned the glue on the bank deposit envelopes...