Murder at the Christmas Bookshop
Snow at the window, coffee in the café corner and a body between the shelves. Forty cozy murders in an old bookshop, and every one of them can be solved with pure logic.
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Alpine Mysteries
Snowed in, fondue on the table, and one guest who will not see the thaw. Forty murders in the mountains, solved with nothing but logic.
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- Paperback, 6 × 9 in (15.2 × 22.9 cm)
- Full colour, professionally printedFull-colour PDF to print at home
- Solutions
- Tip-offs and step-by-step verdicts
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- Publisher and responsible person in the EU: Ferdasco, Stationsstraat 18, 7261 AD Ruurlo, the Netherlands
About this book
Ski lodges, fireplace rooms, saunas and après-ski bars: every case is the floor plan of an Alpine hideaway with a handful of suspects and one victim. Use the clues to place everyone on the floor plan. The only suspect who shared the victim’s room is the murderer.
- 40 cases in four chapters, from easy to expert
- Every case has exactly one solution. No guessing needed
- Tip-offs when you are stuck, and a step-by-step verdict for every case
- Rules and a worked example case get you started in minutes
- Full-colour paperback, 15.2 × 22.9 cm, 150 pages
Edition: Dutch.
Shipped with PostNL, delivered in 1 to 3 working days in the Netherlands. Shipping: €4.95 per order in the Netherlands, €7.95 in Belgium.
The series
Complete the set
Paperback shipping: €4,95 within the Netherlands, €7,95 to Belgium
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Death at the Beach
Sun, sand and a body on the promenade. Forty seaside murders, and every one of them can be solved with pure logic.
Murder on the Rails
A night express, a sleeper cabin and a passenger who never reaches the next station. Forty murders on board, solved with pure logic.
The Cludoku Casebook
A mansion, a cruise ship, a film set, a bakery at dawn: forty murders in eight settings, and logic is the only alibi that holds.
Inside the book
One case, one spread
Pinned suspect cards and their statements on the left, the crime scene on the right – with room for notes and a box for your verdict.
Stuck? Every case has a tip-off, and the verdicts at the back walk you through the solution step by step.
The briefing
Three laws of the scene
Each case is a single moment, frozen: the instant the deed was done. Everyone present is sitting, standing or lying somewhere on the floor plan, and each has given a statement about where. Rebuild the scene square by square – once everyone is back in place, the guilty party has nowhere left to hide.
Your assignment
Rebuild the scene, then name the guilty: the only suspect who ended up in the same room as the victim.
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One per line
Nobody – the victim included – shares a row or a column with anyone else. Place one person and their whole row and column close for everybody else.
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Mind the furniture
People stand on bare floor or sit or lie on the furniture made for it. Other furniture is in the way – nobody can be on those squares. Each case's key shows which is which.
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Alone with the body
Exactly one suspect ends up in the same room as the victim. That suspect is guilty – and the victim counts as a person in every clue.
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English or German – what's the difference?
None in the puzzles: both editions contain the same cases. Pick the language you want to read the statements and solutions in when you add the book to your cart.
Is every case really solvable?
Yes. Every case has exactly one solution, and it can be reached by pure deduction – no guessing. Before a case is printed, two independent solvers check it. Stuck? Every case has a tip-off, and the verdicts at the back walk you through the solution step by step.
Can I return a book?
Yes. You can withdraw from your purchase within 14 days of delivery (return postage is paid by you; damaged or misprinted books need not be returned). If a book arrives damaged or misprinted, we replace it or refund you. Returns and refunds.