Murder at the Chessboard: & 42 Other Perplexing Whodunit Puzzlers to Test Your Crime-Solving Skills
Language: English
Published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2001
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- Title
- Murder at the Chessboard: & 42 Other Perplexing Whodunit Puzzlers to Test Your Crime-Solving Skills
- Author
- Anon
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1579121624
- ISBN 13
- 9781579121624
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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It's like 43 rousing games of "Clue" in short-story form-and what could be more fun than that? These engaging puzzlers test readers' crime-solving skills by presenting stories of robbery, fraud, espionage and murder, replete with all the clues needed to unravel them. But never fear-frustrated sleuths will find solutions tucked away at the back, along with lots of crime-solving tips. This entertaining volume that can be savored or devoured, sampled or read straight through until morning. More than 100 amusing illustrations accompany the mysteries.
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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.
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