Sherlock Holmes Escape Book, The: The Adventure of the London Waterworks
Solve The Puzzles To Escape The Pages
Format:Paperback
Publisher:GMC Publications
Published:7th Jun '19
Should be back in stock very soon
This innovative new title is the first in a series of Escape Books: a unique, new form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape the pages. Inspired by the urban craze for Escape Rooms, where players tackle challenges while trapped in a locked room, this is an Escape Room in the form of a book: filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus an ingenious Code Wheel set into the cover.
Taking on the role of Sherlock Holmes, readers find themselves caught in Professor Moriarty’s fiendish trap after being lured to the London Waterworks. They must find the messages hidden within the pages; plot routes through timed challenges and mazes; search for clues in the illustrations; and use the Code Wheel to decipher the secret code of the mysterious Dancing Men. Their ability to solve the many puzzles will determine their route through the book. Only by unravelling the story and collecting the hidden clues will they discover the key to their freedom.
If you’re a fan of interactive fiction books or Sherlock Holmes stories, this one is worth checking out.
* The Room Escape Artist Blog *This is the first in a new series of puzzle books inspired by the current trend for “Escape Rooms”, in which participants are locked in rooms and must solve a series of puzzles to enable their escape. Here, the book becomes the locked room and the pages become the path. The book is very nicely produced with plenty of helpful illustrations. Its clever design incorporates a “code wheel” in the front cover, which is put to use throughout the escape exercise. There are puzzles, mazes, brainteasers, riddles, references to the original Sherlock Holmes stories and mathematical problems that provide the code to guide you along the correct path — plus some red herrings. In some cases, if you get it wrong the first time, you receive a second chance to redeem yourself. If you really get stuck, there are hints provided to help you get back on track. And the solutions are given at the back of the book.
* The Sherlock Holmes Journal *If you are anticipating a buttocks-numbing journey to your holiday destination, this book will certainly help to while away the hours. It’s the first in a new series of puzzle books inspired by the current trend for ‘Escape Rooms’, in which participants are locked in rooms and must solve a series of puzzles to enable their escape. Here, the book becomes the locked room and the pages become the path. The book is very nicely produced with plenty of helpful illustrations. Its clever design incorporates a ‘code wheel’ in the front cover, which is put to use throughout the escape exercise. There are puzzles, mazes, brain-teasers, riddles, references to the original Sherlock Holmes stories and mathematical problems that provide the code to guide you along the correct path – plus some red herrings. In some cases, if you get it wrong the first time, you receive a second chance to redeem yourself. If you really get stuck, there are hints provided to help you get back on track. And fret not – the solutions are given at the back of the book.
* The District Messenger (The Newsletter of the Sherlock Holmes Society of LondoISBN: 9781781453483
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128 pages