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SKU: 9781789298185
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A Murder Mystery Puzzle Book

By Joel Jessup and Richard Wolfrik Galland

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Welcome aboard the Queen Henrietta II – a most glamorous setting for murder. Join retired detective Melina Osrington as she tries to uncover the culprit before it's too late and the cruise ship returns to land, the murderer never to be seen again. This is a... Read More

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Welcome aboard the Queen Henrietta II – a most glamorous setting for murder. Join retired detective Melina Osrington as she tries to uncover the culprit before it's too late and the cruise ship returns to land, the murderer never to be seen again.

This is a puzzle book in a setting filled with opulence, glamour ... and murder. When one of your fellow passengers is found dead on the first night of a seven-day cruise, whispers of murder echo below deck. There's a clue pinned to the ballroom door – but what does it mean? Each day a new clue appears, and you must piece together the evidence to solve the crime.

With over 70 killer conundrums to crack and shocking secrets to be revealed, you'll have to navigate elegant soirées and extravagant dinners to decipher who the killer is. Can you unravel the mystery and catch the killer before the ship docks and they vanish for good?

Joel Jessup and Richard Wolfrik Galland will put your logic, reasoning and lateral thinking to the test as you piece together the clues and master the art of deduction. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Murdle, The Thursday Murder Club and everything cosy crime.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789298185

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Illustration: B/w puzzles

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Joel Jessup (Author)
Joel Jessup is an author and screenwriter and has written many popular puzzle and mystery books including The Sherlock Holmes Case Files, Whodunit Mysteries and Escape the Titanic. During his twenty-year screenwriting career, he worked with Disney, ITV and the BBC. He has written an award-winning short horror film and hosts an obscure podcast where he puts the alien monster from The Thing into other movies.

Richard Wolfrik Galland (Author)
Richard Wolfrik Galland worked as a magazine editor at Games Workshop before becoming a games designer at Hasbro UK. He then started his own business specializing in quirky card and board games, Sabrewolf Games, and he has also written a dozen themed puzzle books, including Catan Puzzle Book, Ticket to Ride Puzzle Book and Pride & Prejudice & Puzzles. Richard lives in Birmingham, UK.

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