Solve over 144 puzzles, navigate around maps of London and the English countryside, search for hidden clues, and—most importantly—exercise your sharp intellect and keen perception skills, just as Sherlock Holmes would.
First appearing in 1887, Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend and biographer, Dr. John Watson, continue to be two of the most popular detective characters of all time. Who, then, could be better companions to accompany you on this three-challenge puzzle adventure, inspired by these six classic Sherlock Holmes short stories?
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of the Second Stain
The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plan
This illustrated edition includes:
The Puzzle Challenge: Each of the six chapters, inspired by a Sherlock Holmes short story, contains 24 puzzles for you to solve, including cryptograms, crosswords, ciphers, and more.
The Map Challenge: Each chapter has an accompanying map, so after you solve a puzzle, you consult the map clue box at the bottom of the page for your next stop on the map and puzzle to solve.
The Sherlock Challenge: This challenge has you looking out for Sherlock’s magnifying glass with a number in it, prompting you to add words to grids and ultimately revealing a Sherlock Holmes quotation.
Hours of fun and entertainment await you inside!
The Puzzlecraft series from Wellfleet Press tackles some of the greatest conundrums of our time. Learn how to navigate the world’s trickiest mazes, solve the most complex crosswords, and finally get the answer to “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” Follow literature’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he guides you through hundreds of challenging cross-fitness brain exercises inspired by his most popular cases and adventures. You can also train your memory to perform better and learn the meanings behind your own personality traits or the traits of others. These handy and portable paperbacks are sized perfectly to travel, whether on vacation or just for your daily commute. The intricately designed covers and bold colors will capture your attention as much as the engaging content inside.
Other titles in the series include: The Curious History of Mazes; The Curious History of the Crossword; The Curious History of the Riddle; Escape from Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Code Breakers; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Math & Logic Games; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Visual Puzzles; Sherlock Holmes Puzzles: Lateral Brain Teasers; Solving Sherlock Homes; Maximize Your Memory; and The Book of Personality Tests.
Solving Sherlock Holmes Volume II is the second collection of 144 puzzles with a Holmesian theme. Released 1st June 2021 by Quarto on their Wellfleet Press imprint, it's 192 pages and is available in paperback format.
This is an engaging and very well put together meta-puzzle book full of 6 chapters with 24 puzzles in each chapter. The book itself is a puzzle and readers follow clues from one puzzle to the next by solving clues, and following the maps provided to the next puzzle and so on until the overarching puzzle is solved. The puzzles are appropriate for all-ages, but would likely prove challenging for younger kids. It would be a really good choice for a family puzzle/game night over several sessions.
The artwork is basic, but clear and understandable. Because of the nature of the puzzle-work, it might not be a good choice for public or school library acquisition. It would make a good puzzle book for vacation or road trips/travel.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
