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Sherlock Holmes: The Murder Files - 10 Puzzling Cases For You To Crack
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Enter the realm of the world's greatest fictional detective and use your powers of deduction to solve these new puzzling mysteries. Sherlock Holmes: The Murder Files is a specially commissioned collection of narrative murder cases from Dr John Watson's case notes, featuring all of the twists...
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Description
Enter the realm of the world's greatest fictional detective and use your powers of deduction to solve these new puzzling mysteries.
Sherlock Holmes: The Murder Files is a specially commissioned collection of narrative murder cases from Dr John Watson's case notes, featuring all of the twists and turns of a Holmes' case. Now it is up to you to create your own mind palace and solve them.
There are 10 murder cases to be cracked, each of which requires the reader to unravel the clues using logic and powers of perception.
Can you unlock the secrets of each challenge?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035427659
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck
Illustration: Approx 100 colour photographs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 760g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Dr John Watson, physician and dear friend of the great Sherlock Holmes, asks you to join him in the exploits, adventures and investigations of the great Victorian sleuth as he ponders the solutions to puzzling heinous crimes.
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