The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book
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The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book
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The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book challenges quick-thinkers in a 3-pronged interactive adventure inspired by the stories of the great detective-with over 144 puzzles, including cryptograms, crosswords, ciphers, riddles, and logic games.
This full-immersion experience challenges you to solve these slightly re-imagined scenarios inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes short stories:
Interactive Challenge 1: Begins with a short introduction to the short story/crime, giving a summary of the main characters and plot. Following the introduction, 24 puzzlesβincluding cryptograms, crosswords, logic conundrums, visual puzzles, ciphers, and word searchesβare presented, for a grand total of 144 puzzles.
Interactive Challenge 2: Utilises maps that readers use to manoeuvre around the chapters, completing each puzzle not in a chronological order but, instead, relying on tips and clues from each solved puzzle to travel around the book, like a maze.
Interactive Challenge 3: Drops hidden clues that accumulate into a final, overarching word search, which requires the completed clues from all 6 chapters.
The Puzzlecraft series from Wellfleet Press tackles some of the greatest conundrums of our time. Learn how to navigate the world's trickiest mazes, solve the most complex crosswords, and finally get the answer to "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" Follow literature's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he guides you through hundreds of challenging cross-fitness brain exercises inspired by his most popular cases and adventures.
You can also train your memory to perform better and learn the meanings behind your own personality traits or the traits of others. These handy and portable paperbacks are sized perfectly to travel, whether on vacation or just for your daily commute. The intricately designed covers and bold colours will capture your attention as much as the engaging content inside.
Other titles in the series include: The Curious History of Mazes; The Curious History of the Crossword; The Curious History of the Riddle; Escape from Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Code Breakers; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Math & Logic Games; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Visual Puzzles; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Lateral Brain Teasers; Solving Sherlock Holmes; Maximize Your Memory; and The Book of Personality Tests.
Series: Puzzlecraft
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781577152125
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Wellfleet Press,U.S.
Illustration: color illustrations
Contributors:
- Contributions by Bernard Myers
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 189.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 204
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About the Author
Pierre Berloquin is a writer; creator of puzzles, board games, and multimedia games; designer; and a creative consultant. After studying at the Ecole des Mines in Paris, France, he worked as an engineer, consultant, and professor while quickly becoming a renowned specialist of logical and mathematical games. Pierre has written over 50 books of puzzles, many of which are bestsellers.
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