{"product_id":"cains-jawbone-a-novel-problem-card-edition-9781037210471","title":"Cain's Jawbone: A Novel Problem (Card Edition) [Mathers, Edward Powys]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eEdward Powys Mathers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Macmillan Publishers (MPS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Board Games\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.01h x 4.37w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781037210471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers (MPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533324804272,"sku":"9781037210471b","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/cains-jawbone-a-novel-problem-card-edition-9781037210471","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}