The Cipher Files

By Tessa Hollcroft

Every puzzle in this book is a classified file.

The Cipher Files collects 100 original espionage word search cases, each one

built around a single trick: the evidence isn't beside the puzzle, it's inside

it. Solve the grid, and three pieces of intelligence surface on their own.

Here's how it works. Cross out every word from the case's list that you can find

in the grid. One word will be missing - that's your first clue. Then look at the

letters no word touched. Read them in order, and they spell out the rest: the

mole, the method, and the site. The letter boxes beneath each case tell you

exactly how long each answer runs, so there's only one way the evidence fits

together.

The book builds from a gentle 8x8 grid in Case 1 to an 11x11 grid with

backward-running answers by Case 100, so it plays fair whether you're new to word

searches or you've been doing them for decades. A fully worked example opens the

book, so nobody has to guess at the mechanic before solving the first case.

Includes:

- 100 original cases across 25 settings, from a foreign embassy to a numbers

station reading figures to nobody

- Four difficulty tiers, Beginner through Expert

- Complete solutions for every case

- A short scene from Control officer Grey's desk opening each case

Every case has been independently verified for a single, unambiguous solution

before publication.

Find the words. Follow the clues. Close the file.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFC646N4
• ISBN13: 9798256293451
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Tessa Hollcroft
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"