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Cain's Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers (2021, Trade Paperback) NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781800180796
- Book Title
- Cain's Jawbone
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Item Length
- 7 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Games & Activities
- Topic
- General, Puzzles
- Item Weight
- 6.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Unbound
ISBN-10
1800180799
ISBN-13
9781800180796
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11050381577
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cain's Jawbone
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
General, Puzzles
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Games & Activities
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
4.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Originally published in a collection of word puzzles in 1930, this feels extremely ahead of its time in terms of experimental fiction. Part crossword puzzle, part murder mystery, this book puts you in the mindset of a detective that is just on the edge of solving the case." -- Peter Kulikowski, Changing Hands "If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it." -- Daily Telegraph "A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit." -- Literary Review
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
793.73
Synopsis
Illustrated by Tom Gauld, acclaimed cartoonist and author of Goliath.A famously difficult puzzle novel from the Observer's legendary crossword composer.The prize of £1,000 for the first reader to solve the puzzle within a year of publication was awarded to the actor and comedy writer John Finnemore. Finnemore's win was covered by the Guardian, the Telegraph and the London Review of Books among others.The project was supported by Neil Gaiman and re-issued with help from the Laurence Sterne Trust. For fans of Alex Bellos, the Guardian's puzzles, the Today programme's Puzzle for Today., 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.
LC Classification Number
GV1493
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