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5 Minute Murder

100 addictive crime mystery puzzles for logical sleuths

Author: Christopher J. Yates and Bruce Pitchers  

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An entertaining book of 100 logic and code-based murder-mystery puzzles written by a crime writer and puzzle expert duo.

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An entertaining book of 100 logic and code-based murder-mystery puzzles written by a crime writer and puzzle expert duo.

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Description

The murderers have committed the crimes, now it's up to you to put in the time to solve each of the heinous homicides, revealed via 100 puzzles. Using your logical powers of deduction, can you play detective and help put the killers behind bars?

5 Minute Murder features 100 logic and code-based murder-mystery puzzles, skillfully compiled by acclaimed US psychological thriller writer Christopher J. Yates and puzzle expert Bruce Pitchers.

Each murder-based puzzle forms part of a complete storyline set across one of 10 scenarios, including the dreaming spires of Oxford University, the City of London's stuffy gentlemen's clubs and the gritty streets of New York.

5 Minute Murder combines classic logic problems and code-cracking with Christopher J. Yates's crime-writing to create a sleuthing experience that's perfect for all puzzle and whodunnit fans. If you're an armchair detective with a 5-minute coffee break to spare, can you crack the case? Just don't make your answer a stab in the dark!

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Critic Reviews

If you love the thrill of solving tricky homicides, but only have as long as it takes to boil a kettle, this brain-teasing book lets you play armchair detective... Fire up your powers of deduction and flex your grey matter to solve cases around the world. Woman and Home

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About the Author

CHRISTOPHER J. YATES was born and raised in Kent and studied law at Oxford University before working as a puzzle editor in London. He now lives in New York City. He is the author of mystery/psychological thrillers Black Chalk and Grist Mill Road. He represented the United Kingdom at the World Puzzle Championships in Utrecht, 1996, and has compiled and edited puzzles for many publications, including Take a Break and Closer magazines, and the Daily Express and New York Post newspapers.

BRUCE PITCHER is a British journalist based in New Zealand who has over 30 years' experience a puzzle compiler/editor. He currently freelances for Puzzler Media, editing the Australasian edition of Logic Problems, as well as compiling weekly logic problems for Are Media, in Sydney. He has also edited the puzzles for the past two editions of USA Today's logic problem book, through Puzzler Media.

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Product Details

Publisher
Quercus Publishing | Greenfinch
Published
8th October 2024
Pages
272
ISBN
9781529440898

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