Murder Most Puzzling: Twenty Mysterious Cases to Solve

By Steph Von Reiswitz and Stephanie von Reiswitz

Book Overview

The perfect interactive book for murder mystery fans Turn the sumptuously illustrated pages to play detective and solve a series of absorbing, challenging puzzles.A body in the topiary garden, a death at a clairvoyants' convention, and the mysterious accident at the boating lake--prepare for a whirlwind adventure, laced with humor and a dash of the macabre

Murder Most Puzzling is a gorgeous and witty book that invites readers to solve 20 puzzling murder mysteries. Cast as the faithful sidekick to amateur sleuth Medea Thorne, you will meet a cast of colorful characters, from ghost hunter extraordinaire Augustin Artaud to Leonard Fanshawe, a competitor in the Annual Perfect Pickled Foods Festival. Using deductive tactics and eye-spy searching skills, you will sleuth your way to unveiling whodunit in this witty riff on the classic murder mystery book.

A delight for fans of Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Edward Gorey.A MURDER MYSTERY YOU SOLVE: This inventive twist on the traditional mystery novel invites readers to piece together visual evidence and story-based clues, bringing out the detective in every armchair sleuth.A CLEVER BRAIN-TEASING CHALLENGE: Combining logic, observation, and close reading, these darkly entertaining puzzles offer a satisfying alternative to sudoku, crosswords, and other classic brain games.DELIGHTFULLY GOTHIC DESIGN: A striking die-cut cover and atmospheric illustrations by Stephanie von Reiswitz give the book a distinctive gothic style perfectly suited to its macabre humor.PERFECT FOR MYSTERY & PUZZLE FANS: An irresistible choice for devotees of Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, The Thursday Murder Club, true crime podcasts, whodunit television, and challenging puzzle books.A DISTINCTIVE GIFT FOR ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES: A natural addition to shelves alongside Cain's Jawbone, Montague Island Mysteries and Other Logic Puzzles, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and Murder on a Midnight Clear.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452171602
• ISBN13: 9781452171609
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Love the concept, hate the execution

So I saw this in an article somewhere and wanted to try it. I LOVE a good puzzle and it's geared toward adults? Sign me up! After reading it, I must say I would like to take my name back off the sign up list. This book was easily the most infuriating puzzle I've tried to date. The text seem to give no indication on what you're looking for. There is a clue index, but after reading the clues, you wonder how someone could have possibly got that. For example, in the puzzle "serial murd3r" you're supposed to figure out what SLBF is that is on a lapel left at a crime scene. Now, could I just simply be an idiot and not know the 25 cent words that other people do? That is quite possible. But come on, what common person is gonna figure out that SLBF stands for Society of Lepidopterists and Butterfly Fanciers. Who is going to gather all that from a simple illustration and a barely there backstory to the puzzle? Would I recommend this? Sure, if you're an extremely patient and inquisitive person unlike myself. If you're a normal person like me who was just trying to have fun? Absolutely not.