Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining narrative puzzles. Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes.Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In th...

If you love to test your mind why not pit your wits against these brain stretching challenges inspired by the scientific genius of Albert Einstein. Compiled by bestselling puzzle author Gareth Moore, this collection includes all manner of scientific and mathematics based puzzles that will truly put your skills to the test.Includes:• Science-based puzzles to challenge your understanding of the world around you• Mathematical conundrums to test your number skills•...

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere.-Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four.Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas. Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers o...

Pit your wits against the genius of the Leonardo da Vinci with this collection of mind-bending narrative puzzles, inspired by the master of the Renaissance.Leonardo da Vinci was a true polymath skilled in inventing, painting, drawing, geology, and astronomy to name but a few - and you'll need to channel his creativity and visual skill in order to solve these puzzles. Each narrative puzzle is staged in da Vinci's own life. You will be whisked away to the streets of ...

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."Edgar Allan PoeTry not to go insane as you enter the world of master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, with this fascinating collection of cunning puzzles and curious riddles. The ground-breaking master of mystery and horror Edgar Allan Poe was fascinated by puzzles and codes, as well as being the inventor of detective fiction. So, you will need your wits about you, as you hon...

Travel with Alice down the rabbit hole into the fantastic world of Wonderland, and help a cast of extraordinary characters solve these tantalising puzzles and enigmas.Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, was a huge fan of puzzles and was said to have invented the word ladder. In this book you can deduce the card hand of Tweedledee, decide which bottle contains the growing potion and calculate...

"With trembling hands, I made a tiny breach in the upper left hand corner... widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in... at first I could see nothing... presently... details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold-everywhere the glint of gold."Howard CarterLost to antiquity, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was rediscovered by Howard Carter in 1922. Its hidden location i...

Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas. Featuring the original Sherlock Holmes illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Hutchinson, it contains a great mix of conundrums to keep the most ardent puzzle and Sherlock fan entertained and challenged.

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere.-Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four.Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas.Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your ...

1 dead author, 20 suspects and 1 killer hidden in the manuscript.But who murdered the author?The manuscript isn't finished. Upon writing the final page the author mysteriously drops dead, his pen scrawling across the page in what would have been the last sentence of the book.The big reveal. But who killed him?Luckily the author knew his demise was inevitable and buried clues hinting at who, why and how he would be killed. Ca...

Part interactive puzzle book, part gripping mystery, Catch the Imposter challenges readers’ logic and intuition.An immersive mystery that drops readers into an ill-fated dinner party at a secluded manor house, Catch the Imposter is full of questions that only a puzzle master can answer. With 26 guests and only one imposter, the pressure is on: To unmask the intruder, the reader must interrogate alibis, piece together clues, and expose hidden conne...

Part interactive puzzle book, part gripping mystery, Catch the Imposter challenges readers’ logic and intuition.An immersive mystery that drops readers into an ill-fated dinner party at a secluded manor house, Catch the Imposter is full of questions that only a puzzle master can answer. With 26 guests and only one imposter, the pressure is on: To unmask the intruder, the reader must interrogate alibis, piece together clues, and expose hidden conne...