{"product_id":"cains-jawbone-the-worlds-most-fiendishly-difficult-puzzle-game-boxed-card-edition-paperback","title":"Cain's Jawbone: The World's Most Fiendishly Difficult Puzzle Game: Boxed Card Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Powys Mathers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. T. Karber\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written, presented here as cards for you to shuffle and sort into the only correct order, revealing the solution!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix murders. Millions of possible combinations . . . all in one box . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan you solve Torquemada's murder mystery?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1934, the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented here as cards for you to shuffle and--through logic--sort into the only correct order, this boxed novel is the perfect gift for the bravest puzzlers, ready for you to rearrange and solve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of \u003ci\u003eCain's Jawbone\u003c\/i\u003e: do you have what it takes to join their ranks? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Powys Mathers's (1892-1939)\u003c\/b\u003e introduced the cryptic crossword to Britain in 1924 through the pages of the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a critic specialising in crime fiction. In 1934 he published a selection of his puzzles under the title \u003ci\u003eThe Torquemada Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e - the final 100 pages of which contained the novel-cum-puzzle \u003ci\u003eCain's Jawbone\u003c\/i\u003e. The book is being re-issued with the assistance of The Laurence Sterne Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67849264333107,"sku":"9781037210471","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5z-AJHuire9781037210471.webp?v=1793502079","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/cains-jawbone-the-worlds-most-fiendishly-difficult-puzzle-game-boxed-card-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}