Murder at the Chessboard: & 42 Other Perplexing Whodunit Puzzlers to Test Your Crime-Solving Skills - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579121624 ISBN 13: 9781579121624

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Compiles puzzles that require deductive reasoning as readers must analyze the clues, alibis, and testimonies presented to solve mysteries including "Death of a Con Man", "Halloween Horror", and "Gunfight at the OK Motel".

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Solve perplexing mysteries and baffling murder cases - without leaving your armchair!

Search for clues, evaluate evidence, and exercise your brain to solve these and other challenging whodunit puzzlers:

Who killed sweet Mama Maria Monteneras in the cool, pine-forested estate of Hacienda del Sol, on the very anniversary of her husband's death

Who murdered Robert Dunhope of Dunhope & Henson, a prosperous insurance agency, at an intimate New Year's Eve party?

How was a world-famous musician silently poisoned at his own concert, while everyone else survived?

Still puzzled? Flip to the end of the book and put it all together. Crime-solving has never been more rewarding. Or more fun.

From the Inside Flap:

Can you catch the culprit? Grab your magnifying glass and join the ranks of great detectives featured in Murder at the Chessboard.

Devised for amateur sleuths of all levels, Murder at the Chessboard is the ultimate companion for a cold night, a long trip, or an evening of fun with friends, and family.

These 44 absorbing whodunit puzzlers are sure to sharpen your natural deduction skills and exercise your brain cells as the clues, alibis, and testimony pile up for you examination and analysis. You'll discover nothing is "elementary" in the crime-solver's world, and no one can be trusted. Start with the simpler mysteries at the beginning of the book, and as you hone your powers of deduction, progress to the more challenging ones. You'll be a super-sleuth in no time!

Couldn't crack a challenging case? Check the solution in the back of the book and see just how twisted the plot can get!

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1579121624
• ISBN 13: 9781579121624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Houdunitz P. T.