The Puzzling Cases of Sherlock Holmes Volume 2: 35 Extraterrestrial Murder Board Mysteries

Paul Elgood
Works of: Fiction
Publisher(s): MX Publishing

Murder has gone interstellar… and only the world’s greatest detective can make sense of it.

Following hot on the heels of Puzzling Cases Volume 1, this new Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book builds on the sense of mystery and intrigue of the first Puzzling Cases book.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson have inexplicably been thrust into the mysterious expanse of space, where intriguing new cases are waiting to be solved. Across 35 cleverly crafted extraterrestrial murder mysteries, readers are invited to step into Holmes’s shoes and crack each case using logic, observation and a sharp eye for detail.

Each puzzle is a fast-paced closed room mystery, designed to challenge and entertain readers aged 12 and up. With the ingenious four clue Detection Formula of killer, location, motive, and weapon, you’ll piece together the truth behind every dastardly deed. By using the Murder Board format, see if you can crack the case.

From Terrible Time Lords to Murdered Martians, join Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on their inter-galactic hunt. Watch out for Black Hole Butchery and Lunar Lunacy, these new cosmic capers will challenge your deductive skills to the core.

Darkly humorous, delightfully devious and intrigueablypuzzling, this new collection will test your powers of deduction like never before.

These puzzles are out of this world, can you solve the cosmic cases before Sherlock Holmes does?

As one reviewer wrote: ‘Sherlock Holmes as a space detective, these mysteries are stratospheric!’

Praise for Puzzling Cases Volume 2:

“With a blend of mystery, wit and deduction, Puzzling Cases Volume 2 captures everything that makes Sherlock Holmes so enduring. The cleverly crafted puzzles keep you guessing until the very end, while the dark humour ensures every case is as entertaining as it is challenging. Building confidently on the success of its predecessor, Volume 2 proves that the game is not only afoot, it has never been more so. Puzzling Cases Volumes 1 & 2 together are your perfect summer holiday reading.”

Praise for Puzzling Cases Volume 1:

“Paul Elgood’s Murder Board Mysteries are aimed at age 12 plus readers, and children will surely love posers with such title as The Puzzling Case of the Toxic Easter Bunny, The Puzzling Case of Ken the Fish and The Not so Puzzling Case of the Savage Squirrel.

Each case comprises four suspects, four locations, four motives and four weapons. The puzzler then receives four clues, four hints and four statements to help solve the mystery. Since the book is clearly aimed mainly at teenagers and young adults, I am relieved to be able to say that I was able to pinpoint the villains each time without too much trouble. This would be a fun game played alone or in a group.”

“The book contains 42 Murder Board puzzles. Cases with suspects, clues, weapons, statements etc, and you have to solve each case.

Paul Elgood has done a fantastic job constructing fun logic puzzles with a Sherlock Holmes twist. Try them by yourself or maybe as a team effort as a party game. I can see them working really well as team bonding exercises for businesses (if anyone does that anymore). Highly recommended.“