* Contains seven stories: "Agent Arthur�s Jungle Journey", "Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas", "Agent Arthur�s Arctic Adventure", "The Haunted Tower", "The Vanishing Village", "The Ghost in the Mirror "and "Search for the Sunken City". * Each story contains clues throughout and the answers are all provided. * An engaging read which is also perfect for reluctant readers.

    The progressively more difficult puzzles include a double murder.

    There is a puzzle on every double page.

    "...these 400 simple substitution ciphers reveal clever or humorous quotations from 250 famous personalities, past and present, real and fictional. They include Groucho Marx, Woody Allen, Mark Twain, David Letterman, Winston Churchill, Lucille Ball and Archie Bunker....Clues are available in two sections....Solutions for all cryptograms are at the back....This inexpensive paperback will provide hours of fun and is an excellent gift idea for almost anyone."--Cryptologia.

    Although referring to Townsend's 'The World's Most Challenging Puzzles,' this quote is applicable to his entire puzzle cannon. If you enjoy pitting yourself against the most challenging puzzles in existence and are a glutton for punishment, then one or all of these books are for you. Take your pick among 'The World's Trickiest,' 'Most Perplexing,' 'Most Incredible,' 'Greatest,' 'Most Amazing,' 'Most Baffling,' 'Most Challenging,' and 'Best.' Choose from any of the eight, or all eight, and see how you stand up against Charles Barry Townsend-'the Professor of Perplexing Puzzles." 128 pages, 99 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

    -- Clues and red herrings on every page give readers opportunities to solve the case themselves-- Original fiction written by Usborne's Puzzle Adventures team-- Challenging puzzles utilize reasoning skills