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Enter the realm of the world's greatest fictional detective and use your powers of deduction to solve these new puzzling mysteries. Sherlock Holmes: The Murder Files is a specially commissioned collection of narrative murder cases from Dr John Watson's case notes that feature all of the twists and turns of a Holmes' case - but now it is up to you to create your own mind palace and solve them.

There are 10 murder cases to be cracked, each of which requires the reader to unravel the clues using logic and powers of perception.

Can you unlock the secrets of each challenge?

Really, Mr. Collins,' cried Elizabeth with some warmth, 'you puzzle me exceedingly...'
- Pride and Prejudice.

Enter the world of Pride & Prejudice & Puzzles, a beautifully realised puzzle collection that transports you to Jane Austen's Regency England - a land of polite intrigue and conjugal contrivance.

Permit yourself the indulgence of an interval of recreation and amusement to make your acquaintance with the riddles and conundrums contained within; for you are sure to receive no inconsiderable pleasure from the puzzling over and resolving of them. Your quest for an amiable distraction will be over, leaving your curiosity entirely satisfied. Puzzles there are plenty, clues there are many, and the pages are handsomely decorated with fine engravings entirely suited to the subject matter.

Test your wits against 210 brand-new killer sudokus with this formidable collection of the world's favourite puzzle.

This compilation draws on all the knowledge of the expert puzzle writers at the Guardian, whose killer sudokus are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day. All of your logical reasoning will be required to solve these previously unpublished puzzles, specially designed to increase in difficulty as the book progresses.

Dive into this challenging collection of the world's favourite puzzle, with 210 brand-new sudokus to savour.

The Guardian's sudoku puzzles are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day and are now available in this carefully curated compilation. These previously unpublished puzzles increase in difficulty as the book progresses, so will test everyone from a sudoku novice to a seasoned expert.

This collection of bite-sized crosswords provides more than 200 speedy challenges to tackle.

From the experts at the Guardian comes this brand new and entertaining collection, the fourth in the series of quick crossword puzzle books. The Guardian crosswords are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day, celebrated for their wide variety of clues spanning a vast range of subjects.

You and your team are the only things standing in the way of the deadly diseases that threaten the world. The fate of humanity is in your hands!

A pandemic has gripped the globe, endangering not just the health and wellbeing of billions of people, but society and the future of civilization itself. You must guide your team to turn the tide and save the world, but to do so you will have to solve a series of difficult puzzles to decode the diseases, identify their weaknesses and find the cure.

The book contains numerous team members and locations familiar to anyone who knows and loves the original board games. Each chapter contains visual cryptic conundrums for you to ponder over, translating the Pandemic game into a thrilling global narrative. Are you ready for this exciting puzzle adventure?

Lose yourself in another mystifying collection of puzzles from the UK's most devious cryptic crossword creators.

The Guardian's cryptic crosswords are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people every day. Now you can test your powers of linguistic deduction and lateral thinking against 120 classic puzzles from the Guardian's extensive archives with the fourth book in the Guardian cryptic crossword series.