{"product_id":"the-baffle-book-paperback","title":"The Baffle Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"brilliant\" and baffling puzzle book that launched the \"solve-it-yourself\" mystery craze of the 1920s and '30s (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalling all mystery puzzle fans! This is the book that launched the \"solve-it-yourself\" detective book craze of the 1920s and '30s, spawning numerous imitators and a four-book series of its own. These thirty short crime problems incorporate all of the clues needed to find their solutions, including maps, charts, cryptograms, and additional illustrations--but it's up to the reader to put all of this together and find out whodunit. (Correct answers included at the end of the book.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e promises hours of armchair sleuthing delights, either on your own or at a \"Baffle Party\" as the book's opening recommends. The authors award credits for each of the questions posed, depending on their difficulty, with a chart onto which scores can be added and a grade given for how well the amateur sleuth performed.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101237317855,"sku":"9781613167410","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qjadsNd3YA9781613167410.webp?v=1781068530","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-baffle-book-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}