The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book

Author : Sinclair McKay
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780762498253

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The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book by Sinclair McKay Pdf

Pit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard and see if you have what it takes to solve dozens of the world's toughest crimes. "Scotland Yard" conjures up so much more than just London's Metropolitan Police. Since it opened its doors in 1829, Scotland Yard has been synonymous the world over with the highest level of detective work and famous for its ability to solve the most macabre of murders and catch the most audacious of thieves. The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book mines the history of this famous institution to recreate some of the most complex conundrums its detectives have ever faced. Armchair detectives can now try their hand and keen powers of observation and deduction to solve for themselves dozens of the most difficult and challenging cases. Activities include: Anagrams and cryptograms Logic, linguistic, and mathematical puzzles Map puzzles Coded and visual puzzles Brainteasers Hidden messages And more (answers are provided in the back of the book)!

Author : Sinclair McKay
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472258328

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The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book by Sinclair McKay Pdf

Pit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard, from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers, Sinclair McKay. If you cracked the GCHQ Puzzle Book and tore through the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you MUST show off your brainteaser abilities and prove that you have what it takes to be a detective at the Yard... How can a man be in two places at once? How might a murder be committed when no one is seen entering or exiting the house? Can an entire crime be solved with just a suitcase of empty beer bottles? It's time for you to tackle the conundrums that confounded the best detectives over the years. Since it opened its doors in 1829, Scotland Yard has used the science of detection to solve the most macabre of murders and catch the most audacious of thieves. The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book takes a look through the history of this famous institution and recreates some of the most complex puzzles its detectives have ever faced. Technology can now shine a light on some of the most difficult cases, but the analytical mind needed to crack the clues remains as essential as ever. Do you have what it takes to be a Scotland Yard detective?

Author : Sinclair McKay
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781635061192

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Bletchley Park Brainteasers by Sinclair McKay Pdf

WOULD BLETCHLEY PARK--THE TOP-SECRET HOME OF BRITISH WORLD WAR II CODEBREAKERS--HAVE RECRUITED YOU? PUT YOUR MENTAL AGILITY TO THE TEST WITH THESE FIENDISHLY CHALLENGING PUZZLES AND FIND OUT. Have a knack for mastering Morse code? Want to discover whether your crossword hobby might have seen you recruited into the history books? Think you could have contributed to the effort to crack the Nazis' infamous Enigma code? Then this book about Bletchley Park was custom-made for you. When scouring the population for codebreakers, Bletchley Park recruiters left no stone unturned. They devised various ingenious mind-twisters to assess the puzzle-solving capacity of these individuals--hidden codes, cryptic crosswords, secret languages, and complex riddles. These puzzles, together with the fascinating recruitment stories that surround them, are contained in this book, endorsed by Bletchley Park itself. Though they had diverse backgrounds, the codebreakers of Bletchley Park were united in their love of a good puzzle. If you are of the same persuasion, put your intelligence to the test with the mind-boggling puzzles on these pages and ask yourself: Would Bletchley Park have recruited YOU?

Author : Bill Morrison
Publisher : Eaglemoss
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781858759555

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The Beatles Nerd Search: All You Nerd is Love by Bill Morrison Pdf

Yeah, yeah, yeah! The third book in Hero Collector’s series of Nerd Search puzzle books for super-fans is devoted to The Beatles Yellow Submarine! Welcome back to the world of Apple Bonkers, the Flying Glove, and Blue Meanies, where nothing is real… and where readers can test their knowledge of The Beatles while helping the Fab Four and Captain Fred save Pepperland! The Beatles Nerd Search: Yellow Submarine contains spectacular, colorful art, and challenges fans to find the very deliberate mistakes and continuity errors, as well as hidden song titles, mysteries from the Sea of Time, and more Blue Meanies than you can shake a drumstick at. It’s all in the mind, you know… This volume has been created by comic book artist and writer Bill Morrison, author and illustrator of The Beatles Yellow Submarine authorized graphic novel. This is no conventional 'search-and-find.' Each of its detailed, full-color pages is packed with out-of-context items and continuity errors.

Author : Sinclair McKay
Publisher : Headline
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472270412

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The Tower of London Puzzle Book by Sinclair McKay Pdf

If you cracked the GHCQ Puzzle Book and tore through the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you must show off your brainteaser abilities with the newest puzzle book from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers... The Tower of London is one of the world's most famous landmarks, with its iconic Beefeaters guarding the gates, Crown Jewels that remain securely within and ravens that flock to its walls. It holds a rich history of invasion, intrigue and murder that has captured imaginations for decades. Even though the Tower of London is recognised by people all over the world, it is surprising how very few know about the stories that echo around the ancient walls. From the Norman Conquest to the Reformation and through the break with Rome; from the murder of a King to the execution of numerous queens; from exotic animals held captive, to Nazi spies in the 1940s, the Tower of London has seen a parade of pageantry, political violence and passionate revolution that is shocking and ultimately, fascinating. Now it's time to use your smarts to take on brilliant brainteasers and incredible conundrums inspired by the Tower of London's greatest events. From logic games involving daring attempts on the Crown Jewels to decoding messages smuggled around the Tower by its famous prisoners, to finally discovering what happened to the princes murdered in their sleep, this book will be a maze of addictively brilliant challenges that will take you through the most secret and sacred recesses of this extraordinary London citadel. So it's time to don your bearskin, and embark on a mind-bending journey into the depths and dungeons of London's most ominous landmark in The Tower of London Puzzle Book.

Author : Paige Ellsworth Lyman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781510758810

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The Do-It-Yourself Escape Room Book by Paige Ellsworth Lyman Pdf

A practical guide to create your very own escape room! Contains over 300 puzzle ideas! *Purchase includes link and password to download one full step-by-step escape room kit.* Now present in all fifty states, escape rooms offer a fun activity for corporate events, team training, youth groups, and all types of parties. But what if you could develop your very own escape room in the comfort of your own home? In this fun, full-color book, Paige Ellsworth Lyman, founder of TheGameGal.com, offers a practical guide to creating your own do-it-yourself escape room. Divided into two parts, the first half covers what an escape room is, how to develop theme and plot, how to set up a room, how to structure clues, and how to run the event. The second half provides multiple chapters of clues and challenges to use in your escape room, including codes, ciphers, mathematics, puzzles, physical objects, and more. This book is the perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts looking for new challenges and families that are bored at home!

Author : Gareth Moore
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781788885546

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The Great Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book by Gareth Moore Pdf

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. -Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four. Pit your wits against the greatest detective of them all with this collection of over 130 fiendish and hugely entertaining puzzles and enigmas.Some involve riddles, some plays on words, and some rely on mathematical principles. Use your powers of logical deduction, and see if you can match the towering intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Not only does this collection include brilliant puzzles to ponder over, but it presents these quandaries within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for. Featuring the original pen and ink illustrations by Sidney Paget and George Hutchinson, this gorgeously designed puzzle book will immerse you in Holmes's mysteries and keep you entertained for hours!

Author : GCHQ,Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0718185544

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The GCHQ Puzzle Book by GCHQ,Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters Pdf

** WINNER OF 'STOCKING FILLER OF THE YEAR AWARD' GUARDIAN ** Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's secretive intelligence organisation, GCHQ. 'A fiendish work, as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling: the true spirit of Christmas' Guardian 'Surely the trickiest puzzle book in years. Crack these fiendish problems and Trivial Pursuit should be a doddle' Daily Telegraph If 3=T, 4=S, 5=P, 6=H, 7=H ...what is 8? What is the next letter in the sequence: M, V, E, M, J, S, U, ? Which of the following words is the odd one out: CHAT, COMMENT, ELF, MANGER, PAIN, POUR? GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. In this book you will find: - Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker - Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending - A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler Good luck! 'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph

Author : George Dilnot
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Criminal investigation
ISBN : 9781465559241

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Scotland Yard: The Methods and Organisation of the Metropolitan Police by George Dilnot Pdf

Author : Baroness Orczy
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780755147694

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Lady Molly Of Scotland Yard by Baroness Orczy Pdf

Lady Molly’s fiancée is framed for murder and sent to prison. This is the trigger that turns her into one of the best detectives at Scotland Yard. Whilst solving cases, utilising brain rather than brawn, she constantly keeps an eye out for clues that will enable her to undo the injustice.

Author : Deborah Crombie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451617665

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All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie Pdf

From an author who is “writing in P.D. James territory” (Associated Press) comes a compelling Scotland Yard detective novel in the entertaining Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James series. Perhaps it is a blessing when Jasmine Dent dies in her sleep. At long last an end has come to the suffering of a body horribly ravaged by disease. It may well have been suicide; she had certainly expressed her willingness to speed the inevitable. But small inconsistencies lead her neighbor, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid of Scotland Yard, to a startling conclusion: Jasmine Dent was murdered. But if not for mercy, why would someone destroy a life already so fragile and doomed? As Kincaid and his capable and appealing assistant Sergeant Gemma James sift through the dead woman's strange history, a troubling puzzle begins to take shape—a bizarre amalgam of good and evil, of charity and crime...and of the blinding passions that can drive the human animal to perform cruel and inhuman acts.

Author : Barry Maitland
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429931236

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All My Enemies by Barry Maitland Pdf

In one of the finest and most pivotal books in this critically acclaimed series, never before published in the U.S., D.S. Kathy Kolla reports to New Scotland Yard and to D.C.I. David Brock's Serious Crime Division. Just before Kolla is to start her new job, a young woman is found viscously murdered in a leafy, well-heeled suburb, and the grotesque details of the slaughter appear to be well-rehearsed, even theatrical. Assigned to the case, Kolla's only improbable lead draws her to a local amateur drama group. Once in their orbit, she is lured into a piece of theatre over which, increasingly, she has little control. In All My Enemies, Brock and Kolla find themselves in a tangled web of deceptions in a case wherein a corpus of plays becomes a template for murder.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781615197194

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Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers: Math, Logic & Word Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain (Alex Bellos Puzzle Books) by Alex Bellos Pdf

Put your wits—and survival instincts—to the test! Publisher’s Note: Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers was previously published in the UK under the title So You Think You’ve Got Problems? In Perilous Problems for Puzzle Lovers, Alex Bellos collects 125 of the world’s greatest stumpers—many dangerous to your person, and all dangerous to your pride. Brace yourself to wrestle with wordplay, grapple with geometry, and scramble for survival. For example . . . Ten lions and a sheep are in a pen. Any lion who eats the sheep will fall asleep. A sleeping lion will be eaten by another lion, who falls asleep in turn. If the lions are all perfect logicians, what happens? Bellos pairs his fiendish brainteasers with fascinating history, so you’ll meet Alcuin, Sam Loyd, and other puzzle masters of yore—in between deranged despots and wily jailers with an unaccountable taste for riddles. Will you make it out alive? And what about the sheep?

Author : GCHQ
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780241365458

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The GCHQ Puzzle by GCHQ Pdf

Pre-order the long-awaited and brain-busting sequel from the UK's finest codebreakers and puzzle-solvers at GCHQ. With their first bestselling book, The GCHQ Puzzle Book, the UK's intelligence and security experts tested us with puzzles, codes and real-life entrance tests from their archives. Now, they are back with a new collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles that will leave you pondering for hours. For those who often found themselves stumped with the first book, there will be even more starter puzzles to get those brains warmed up. Puzzle aficionados needn't worry though, as there will also be an 'Even Harder' section to test everyone to their limits. Not only that, but in celebration of GCHQ's centenary, the puzzles in this new book will sit alongside stories, facts and photos from the organisation's first 100 years at the heart of the nation's security. From the Government Code & Cipher School, to Bletchley Park, through to protecting against cyberattacks, the security of our country is in the hands of GCHQ. With this book, you'll get exclusive snapshots into the organisation that keeps us all safe.

Author : Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher : Dover Math Games & Puzzles
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486481980

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What is the Name of this Book? by Raymond M. Smullyan Pdf

A celebrated mathematician presents more than 200 increasingly complex problems that delve into Gödel's undecidability theorem and other examples of the deepest paradoxes of logic and set theory. Solutions.