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Staff Pick
Cain's Jawbone
Current price:
$12.95
Publication Date: May 4th, 2021
Publisher:
Unbound
ISBN:
9781800180796
Pages:
224
Charter Books
On hand, as of Apr 26 1:52am
(Mystery & Suspense)
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Staff Reviews
Read seemingly every mystery known to humankind? Find yourself guessing the ending--and plot twist--of each new one you pick up? In short, are you looking for a challenge? Then look no further than Cain's Jawbone. This mystery has 6 murders...and 100 pages printed out of order. Tackle the challenge to re-order them--first published in 1934! Only 3 people have succeeded--will you be the 4th?
—
Kat
Description
Over half a million copies sold
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations... but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery?
In 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written.
The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible - through logic and intelligent reading - to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers.
Only three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain's Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks?
Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.
