A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Tomb

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Tomb is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages.

The seventh title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Tomb is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book, and adventure story. Readers will take on the role of the world's foremost consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he embarks on a journey full of twists and turns.

The book is set in 1892, when Holmes was in hiding after apparently falling to his death at the Reichenbach Falls the previous year. Near Khartoum, Holmes is contacted by his brother, Mycroft, who is concerned about the disappearance of a young archaeologist, Howard Carter.

While helping to survey and excavate the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna, Carter had noticed that some of the most fascinating and valuable items were vanishing. He uncovered a plot to steal the treasures from under the noses of the authorities. To thwart it, he took some of the most important pieces into his own possession and fled with them into the depths of the Royal Tombs.

Can you, as Sherlock Holmes, find a way into the heart of the tomb complex that nobody else knows about? You've already picked up hints from locals that there may be another secret way in and out. If you can find it and get Carter to safety before the villains force their way in, all may not be lost.

Puzzles include riddles, logic problems, word games, mathematical brainteasers, maps, and mazes.

Author: Jonathan Hancock is an experienced writer and puzzle creator, with many trade publications to his name, including Codebreakers and How to Be a Genius for children, and Number Training Your Brain and Memory Power for adults. As a BBC presenter and producer, Jonathan wrote daily puzzles for radio. He also spent five years as a brain-training columnist for Reader's Digest magazine and was the question writer and memory consultant for all six series of Channel 4's "Child Genius." A long-time fan of cryptic crosswords, escape rooms, and mental challenges of all kinds, Jonathan is currently a staff writer for the learning provider Mindtools, where he has written how-to articles on puzzle solving and lateral thinking, and created the online escape game "The Lost Labyrinth."

Selling Points:

• Aimed at puzzle/escape room fans and Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts
• The seventh title in the series of bestselling Sherlock Holmes escape room puzzle books
• Creates an interactive adventure based around Brookwood Cemetery—the largest in the UK—London and the London Necropolis Railway