{"product_id":"cains-jawbone","title":"Cain's Jawbone","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSix murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations...but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery? In 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible--through logic and intelligent reading--to sort them into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers. Only three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain's Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription for Sales People\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by Tom Gauld, acclaimed cartoonist and author of Goliath. A famously difficult puzzle novel from the Observer's legendary crossword composer. The prize of £1,000 for the first reader to solve the puzzle within a year of publication was awarded to the actor and comedy writer John Finnemore. Finnemore's win was covered by the Guardian, the Telegraph and the London Review of Books among others. The project was supported by Neil Gaiman and re-issued with help from the Laurence Sterne Trust. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Alex Bellos, the Guardian's puzzles, the Today programme's Puzzle for Today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Originally published in a collection of word puzzles in 1930, this feels extremely ahead of its time in terms of experimental fiction. Part crossword puzzle, part murder mystery, this book puts you in the mindset of a detective that is just on the edge of solving the case.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Kulikowski, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChanging Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e Literary Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathers, Edward Powys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2021-05-04\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Games \u0026amp; Activities|Puzzles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Murder|Murderers|Literary recreations|Murder victims|Puzzles|Investigation|Detective and mystery fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800180796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781800180796\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unbound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52147201179929,"sku":"SP-9781800180796","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781800180796_spiral.png?v=1774162167","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/cains-jawbone","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}