Toys, Puzzles & Games Books
Gambit Publications Ltd A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire
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£12.34
Gambit Publications Ltd Mastering the Chess Openings: v. 2
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£17.99
Galison Eyes In The Garden 500 Piece Puzzle
Book SynopsisEyes In The Garden 500 Piece Puzzle from Galison features the colorful artwork of Lisa Congdron who is best known for her colorful drawings and hand lettering. The author of 8 books, she has worked with many brands and companies, such as Commes des Garçons, MoMA, Harvard University, Crate and Barrel, and more. Galison puzzles are packaged in matte-finish sturdy boxes, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage. An insert of the full puzzle image is also included.- 500 pieces- Box Size: 8 x 8 x 2, 203 x 203 x 51 mm- Puzzle Size: 20 x 20, 508 x508 mm- Includes Insert
£12.35
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of the Tudors
Book SynopsisThis 'Little Book' gives you all the low-down on the daily life of the ordinary people as well as vivid descriptions of the luxury in royal palaces
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co The Abbot The Parrot and the Bermuda Bowl
Book SynopsisIn this book, the pompous and self-important Abbot spots a chance to take part in that Holy Grail of Bridge - the Bermuda Bowl world championships. Casting all ethics aside, he pursues this dream. Partnered by the Parrot, with the Witchdoctor, Mbozi, Mrs Okoku and Miss Nabooba as team-mates, he travels to India''s Chennai and faces many of the world''s real-life players.Regular followers of David Bird''s work will know what to expect - a first-rate mixture of amazing bridge, entertaining characters and sparkling dialogue.
£12.34
Hearst Cosmo's Truth or Dare: Our Naughtiest Sex Game
Book SynopsisThis naughty spin on the classic Truth or Dare game features 120 enticing cards in a box. You and your sweetie simply take turns picking from the deck and choosing a spicy "Truth" or an edgy "Dare". Whichever one you choose...the results will be sizzling HOT! More sexy fun from Cosmo! This naughty spin on the classic Truth or Dare game features 120 enticing cards in a box; you and your sweetie simply take turns picking from the deck and choosing a spicy "Truth" or an edgy "Dare." Truth: What is the strangest thing that has ever turned you on? Dare: Lick your lips in the steamiest way possible. Whichever one you choose...the results will be sizzling HOT! Do you dare to play?
£9.94
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Gustav Klimt Poppy Field
Book Synopsis1000-pieces. Shrink-wrapped, sturdy box (size 10 x 10 x 2 ins). High quality jigsaw puzzle. Finished Jigsaw size 29 x 20 ins.Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring Gustav Klimt: Poppy Field. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.With a high horizon, the foreground dominates this oil painting, creating a sense of a vast expanse of poppies. Although this subject was explored by Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), stylistically it is extremely different from Impressionism. The tightly packed poppies provide detail, while the elevated view displays the whole landscape.
£14.39
U.S. Games Systems Wizard Card Game Large Index
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£7.60
Dorling Kindersley Ltd WOW
Book SynopsisNo two pages look alike in this eye-popping children''s encyclopedia. Exploring everything from amazing animals to art, this book is packed with fun facts for kids. With its unique visual approach, WOW! shows you a range of topics but presents them with a twist. Mingle with a bunch of snakes... on a ladder! Meet your mammal relatives in a photo album, or peek into a drawer full of prosthetic eyes to discover the science of genetics. An ice sculpture reveals the science behind states of matter, architectural marvels are displayed on a house of cards, and the story of space exploration is told through an astronaut''s stamp collection. This comprehensive children''s book covers technology, Earth, people, nature, history, science, the human body, and much more. With something new to discover on every page, WOW! will consistently entertain and inform. It''s the ultimate children''s reference book.
£16.99
Headline Publishing Group Petrifying Zombie Puzzle Book: Infectious puzzles
Book SynopsisIn the Petrifying Zombie Puzzle Book you'll help Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Maggie avoid herds of walkers, escape the clutches of the villains you love to hate like the Governor and Negan, and discover the evil that lies at the heart of Terminus with a series of in-character puzzles, riddles and brainteasers. So get your crossbows ready and remember: 'Fight the dead. Fear the living.' More than 100 puzzles and riddles based on the world of The Walking Dead. Each puzzle has either a zombie/walker theme or uses the beloved (and hated) characters from the TV show and graphic novels. With fantastically dark and gruesome artworks throughout the book to illustrate every brainteaser, the Petrifying Zombie Puzzle Book will frighten even the most-hardened zombie fan. Table of ContentsMore than 100 puzzles and riddles based on the world of The Walking Dead.
£9.99
Headline Publishing Group The Sherlock Holmes Complete Puzzle Collection:
Book SynopsisDr John Watson has compiled an outstanding selection of his esteemed colleague's cases. A daring, difficult and downright perplexing bunch of conundrums, puzzles, and riddles, all written in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great stories. This book deeply involves the reader in the solving of puzzles - and crimes! More than 200 puzzles are included, from seemingly simple riddles to more complicated brain-busting logic puzzles. Tips and tricks for solving "the Sherlock way" are included, as well as all answers and explanations.Table of ContentsMore than 200 puzzles are included, from seemingly simple riddles to more complicated brain-busting logic puzzles.
£18.00
Russell Enterprises Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 5: Finding
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£16.96
HarperCollins Publishers The Times 2 Jumbo Crossword Book 13
Book SynopsisQuiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.A super-sized challenge for crossword lovers, selected by the Times2 Crossword Editor John Grimshaw.This Crossword appears weekly in the Saturday edition of The Times. The puzzles offer the same challenge as The Times2 daily crossword but the larger grid packs an extra punch!The clues are also a little more testing than the daily times2 crossword, to stretch the crossword enthusiast just a bit further, and provide hours of entertainment.
£10.44
New In Chess Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition: Key Moves
Book SynopsisPattern recognition is one of the most important mechanisms of chess improvement. Realizing that the position on the board has similarities with something you have seen before helps you to quickly grasp the essence of that position and find the most promising continuation. Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition supplies a wealth of essential, yet easy-to-remember building blocks for your chess knowledge. In 40 short, well-defined and practical chapters, experienced chess trainer Arthur van de Oudeweetering presents hundreds of examples of surprising middlegame themes. To test your understanding he provides exercises for every chapter. After working with this book, an increasing number of positions, pawn structures and piece placements will automatically activate your chess knowledge. As a result, you will find the right move more often and more quickly!Trade Review"Many of the chapter titles are very helpful for remembering the theme (..) IM van de Oudeweetering has done a good job identifying and classifying instructive middlegame positions by theme. Club players rated between 1600-2200 will benefit from this book and master level players (2200 and up) are also likely to pick up some new ideas by carefully reviewing the material." -- James Rizzitano, ChessCafe"Very practical and perfect for self-study. The book is written in an entertaining way, working with it is a joy (..) Suitable for beginners as well." -- Uwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation"I think it's an excellent book, and while it's not systematic in a way that would turn it into a primer on positional play, there is no question but that this will improve the positional understanding of many club players. I'd highly recommend this to players rated around 1400 to 2100, and I think even masters can (and will) learn something from this book as well." -- Dennis Monokroussos, The Chess Mind"Once the reader has started applying these patterns in their own games, they will find that the post-opening phase of the game becomes easier and they will more often build up a strong position." -- Grandmaster Ian Rogers, Four-time Champion of Australia"Every improving player will learn a lot from this book." -- M Gary Lane, Chess Moves Magazine"Perfect for chess trainers who wish to teach their pupils themes in a way that is easy to remember." -- Max Euwe Centre, AmsterdamIt is an excellent book when it comes to freshen up the arsenal of typical but also unusual positional themes. This book calls for collecting positional ideas just as you collect typical combinations. Normally in a game the positional ideas precede the combinations and that's why this middlegame book is so important. -- IM Thomas Engqvist, SchackSnack
£18.89
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle L.S. Lowry Yachts 500 pieces
Book SynopsisPart of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 500-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with the beautiful Yachts by L.S. Lowry. This 500-piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 490 x 360mm/19.3 x 14.2 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference.Lowry said of this painting, ‘To say the truth, I was not thinking very much about the people... They were part of a private beauty that haunted me!’ His works were created in his own unique style, poetic yet not sentimental, compelling, even at times disturbing, but never judgemental.
£11.87
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Gustav Klimt The Kiss
Book Synopsis1000-pieces. Shrink-wrapped, sturdy box (size 10 x 10 x 2 ins). High quality jigsaw puzzle. Finished Jigsaw size 29 x 20 ins.Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with a popular masterpiece by Gustav Klimt, The Kiss. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.The Kiss is a prime example of Klimt''s ''Golden Phase'', in which he began to feature especially sumptuous ornamentation on a regular basis in his paintings. The couple in this artwork represent the mystical union of spiritual and erotic love, and the connection of life and the universe.
£14.39
Richardson Publishing Big Book of Wordsearches Book 2: a bumper word
Book SynopsisA massive 300 word search puzzles packaged in a stylish paperback - this is the perfect word search gift book for adults of any age. With a huge mix of fascinating subjects, the 15 x 15 grids are each arranged on their own page and solutions are easily found in the back of the book. Printed in a highly portable format, the book can be taken on your travels or sit neatly on your bedside table.
£6.99
ASMODEE Schmidt Thomas Kinkade Disney Pocahontas Puzzle
Book SynopsisYou can paint the colours of the wind with this stunning jigsaw, featuring Pocahontas, John Smith floating down the river. This wonderful image is from Thomas Kinkade, the painter of light.
£18.59
Quality Chess UK LLP The Thinkers
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£29.74
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Grant Wood American Gothic
Book Synopsis1000-pieces. Shrink-wrapped, sturdy box (size 10 x 10 x 2 ins). High quality jigsaw puzzle. Finished Jigsaw size 29 x 20 ins.Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with a masterpiece of modern American Art, American Gothic by Grant Wood. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.Grant Wood’s image of two stoic Iowa citizens installed in front of their gothic-hinted home has become a classic of modern American art. Modelled by Wood’s daughter and a local dentist, the painting offers a defiant statement of prosaic regionalism in a cultural world then dominated by the modernist tendencies of Europe and Russi
£14.39
Quality Chess UK LLP Build Up Your Chess 3: Mastery
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£17.55
Orion Publishing Co The Story of Impressionism (1000-Piece Art
Book SynopsisPiece together the Paris of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters and discover the people and places that helped create the modern world in this 1000 piece art jigsaw puzzle. Raise a glass with Édouard Manet at the Folies Bergères. Take a front row seat for the Can-Can with Henri de Toulouse Lautrec at the Moulin Rouge. Get to the point with Georges Seurat on the banks of the Seine. And catch Edgar Degas sketching the ballerinas of the Paris Opera.
£17.33
ASMODEE Libellud UNBOX NOW Dixit 2021 Board Game Ages
Book SynopsisEach round, one player gives a clue to an abstract art card with the aim of having at least one player - but not everyone! - guess correctly. This easy-to-learn party game has won many awards, including the 2010 Spiel des Jahres.
£32.39
Galison Parkside View 1000 Pc Puzzle In a Square Box
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£16.19
Galison Mudpuppy Arctic Life 300 Piece Shaped Puzzle
Book SynopsisArctic Life 300 Piece Shaped Scene Puzzle from Mudpuppy features a colorful scene of the animals who inhabit the Arctic. The finished puzzle is die-cut in the shape of a walrus adding wow-factor when completed.
£13.92
Galison Mudpuppy Liberty Aurora 144 Piece Wood Puzzle
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£19.14
Flame Tree Publishing Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Nel Whatmore A Million Shades
Book Synopsis1000-pieces. Shrink-wrapped, sturdy box (size 10 x 10 x 2 ins). High quality jigsaw puzzle. Finished Jigsaw size 29 x 20 ins.Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring artist Nel Whatmore''s A Million Shades. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.Nel Whatmore is a fine artist, well known for her floral paintings and abstracts. As with many of her paintings, A Million Shades was built up over several months, until Nel was happy with the final piece. A contemporary colourist, her paintings are both expressionist and evocative. She seeks t o constantly explore mediums and their ability to convey emotion. Her work i s varied, with landscapes and skyscapes
£14.39
Headline Publishing Group Pride & Prejudice & Puzzles: Ingenious Riddles &
Book Synopsis'Really, Mr. Collins,' cried Elizabeth with some warmth, 'you puzzle me exceedingly...' - Pride and Prejudice. Enter the world of Pride & Prejudice & Puzzles, a beautifully realised puzzle collection that transports you to Jane Austen's England – a land of polite intrigue and conjugal contrivance. Permit yourself the indulgence of an interval of recreation and amusement to make your acquaintance with the riddles and conundrums contained within; for you are sure to receive no inconsiderable pleasure from the puzzling over and resolving of them. Your quest for an amiable distraction will be over, leaving your curiosity entirely satisfied. Puzzles there are plenty, clues there are many, and the pages are handsomely decorated with fine engravings entirely suited to the subject matter. Table of ContentsMore than 100 puzzles are included, based around the novels of Jane Austen: Pride & Prejudice • Sense & Sensibility • Emma • Mansfield Park • Northanger Abbey • Persuasion.
£13.49
Profile Books Ltd Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn
Book SynopsisSome questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn't know you didn't know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out for answers. What can a president actually do? Why do cities sink into the ground? Why is Australia seemingly invulnerable to recessions? Why do people in couples do more housework than singletons? The brilliant minds of the Economist collect these questions. Individually, they might seem bite-sized and inconsequential, but taken together they can reveal a whole new world.Trade ReviewFor Go Figure: "Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything -- Mark Mason * The Daily Mail *
£10.44
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The History of the World Quiz Book: 1,000
Book SynopsisTaking the history of the world as its basis might seem a mammoth task but this fascinating book does just that, breaking the whole lot down into ten enthralling chapters that cover the ages and the world, from the Bronze Age up until the end of the Second World War.With over 5,500 years to choose from, and a whole world of events, you can be sure there is no shortage of intriguing history to explore. From the first empires and civilizations, through the Ancient world of the Middle East and Africa; the Parthian Empire; the Golden Age of India; the ancient dynasties of China; the founding of Rome and the Roman republic; Peruvian cultures; The Middle Ages; the Byzantine Empire; Mayan culture; the Crusades; the rise of the Ottoman Empire; the Renaissance – this far-reaching book will test the knowledge of any history lover and provide the ultimate challenge for even the most knowledgeable historian.With questions ranging through multiple choice, truth or fiction, maps and pictures, you will find there is always something new to learn about the world.
£9.49
Bodleian Library A Library Miscellany
Book SynopsisWhat can be found in the Vatican’s Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin’s library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats? Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts and enlightening lists, this book explores every aspect of the library, celebrating not only these remarkable institutions but also the individuals behind their awe-inspiring collections. From the ancient library at Alexandria to the Library of Congress in Washington DC, A Library Miscellany explores institutions both old and new, from the university library to that of the humble village. It opens the door to unusual collections such as herbaria, art libraries, magic libraries and even the library of smells, and charts the difficulties of cataloguing books deemed to be subversive, heretical, libellous or obscene. Packed with unusual facts and statistics, this is the perfect volume for library enthusiasts, bibliophiles and readers everywhere.Trade Review'The only thing more fun than reading this book would have been compiling it. It's a total delight.' * Daily News *'There is so much detail and information packed into this little book. it may be diminutive in size but it holds a wealth of information. … I thoroughly enjoyed it.' * lindasbookbag.com blog *"This lovely little volume, "A Library Miscellany", explores all sorts of library trivia about libraries all over the world, past, present, future … Every page holds engagingly written facts and anecdotes interesting, curious, or even startling, and you'll find yourself absorbed in disovery as you wander from one entry to another. It is like browsing a little mini-library in itself.' * Manhattan Book Review *
£9.49
Tuttle Publishing The Complete Book of Mah Jongg
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£12.59
D&B Publishing Mastering Mixed Games: Winning Strategies for
Book SynopsisLove poker but tired of playing No-Limit Hold'em? ----- Take up mixed games! ----- Mixed games are becoming more and more popular. The World Series of Poker features events such as Omaha 8-or-Better, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, Razz, Stud High and Stud 8-or-Better - all of which are covered in detail in this book. There are also formats such as Dealer's Choice, H.O.R.S.E., and 8-game, which require expertise in many of these games. ----- Dylan Linde is a professional poker player and mixed games expert. In Mastering Mixed Games he gives a thorough introduction to each variant, explaining the rules and basic strategy before moving on to discuss advanced concepts. With this book you will specifically learn: ----- * * solid pre-flop ranges and hand strategies --- * how to apply generic concepts to each individual game --- * * how to recognise and exploit your opponents' tendencies. --- The basic themes of poker apply to all games and learning a new variant is, essentially, just understanding how to value new ranges in a new game. --- Mastering Mixed Games will enable you to join the whole new generation of players who are exploring the weird and wonderful world of mixed game poker.
£22.49
Edition Olms Secrets of Endgame Technique: School of Future
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£17.99
Edition Olms School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play
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£17.99
Dover Publications Inc. Pawn Power in Chess
Book SynopsisOne of the few bookswhich, at a glance, one can recognize as an immortal. Chess. Profoundly original discussion of pawn play isolates its elements and elaborates on various aspects. Basic relationships of one or two pawns constitute winning strategy. Multitude of examples demonstrate paramount significance of elements of pawn manipulation. 182 diagrams. Index of games.
£12.14
Everyman Chess Mikhail Tal: Tactical Genius
Book SynopsisMikhail Tal was simply a chess phenomenon. The "magician from Riga" stunned the chess world when he became the youngest ever World Champion (at that time) in 1960, and he won countless supporters for his scintillating tactical play and his infectious enthusiasm for the game. As former World Champion Vassily Smyslov once noted, "Tal's appearance in chess had the effect of an exploding bomb, since his style of play was distinguished by extraordinary combinative brilliance." In this book Raetsky and Chetverik revisit Tal's brilliant victories. The authors have carefully picked his most famous and instructive games and combinations, ones which set the chess world alight with admiration. A study of this tactical genius is sure to entertain and benefit the aspiring chess student. *Includes Tal's most brilliant sacrificial attacks *Ideal for the attacking-minded chess player *Perfect for sharpening tactical ability
£15.19
Orion Publishing Co When to Bid When to Pass
Book SynopsisMany players know how to bid, but are less adept at deciding when not to bid; this book shows how to finish in the right contract.
£12.34
Gambit Publications Ltd Play the Alekhine
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£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers The Times 2 Jumbo Crossword Book 10
Book SynopsisQuiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.A super-sized challenge for crossword lovers, selected by the Times2 Crossword Editor John Grimshaw.This Crossword appears weekly in the Saturday edition of The Times. The puzzles offer the same challenge as The Times2 daily crossword but the larger grid packs an extra punch!The clues are also a little more testing than the daily times2 crossword, to stretch the crossword enthusiast just a bit further, and provide hours of entertainment.
£10.44
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
Book SynopsisWin at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations. Organized by problem type, each combination, or game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book.. More than 6,000 illustrations make it easy to see the possibilities regardless of where your pieces are on the board. The book also includes the basic rules of the game and an international bibliography. Chess is the ultimate book on winning the game.
£22.50
Galison Jonathan Adler Petals 750 Piece Shaped Puzzle
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£31.50
Galison Gray Malin The Dogs at the Beverly Hills Hotel
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£22.44
DK Puzzle Barons Logic Puzzles Volume 3
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£16.19
Union Square & Co. ThirdDegree White Belt Kakuro
Book SynopsisBeginners welcome! These 150 puzzles are perfect for kakuro newbies.
£9.11
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for
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£19.00
Headline Publishing Group The Puzzling Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Ten
Book SynopsisSherlock Holmes may be the world's greatest detective, but he needs your help. Join the renowned sleuth and his assistant Dr Watson as they travel across Victorian England, encountering mysterious crimes along the way. Using just Watson's illustrated case notes, can you unravel the twists and turns of each remarkable story?After reading ten original cases, you will need to solve baffling questions such as:• Who murdered the High Court judge, and why? • How did the Baker Street Irregulars know the warehouse robbery was an inside job? • And did the stonemason really die in a climbing accident?Are you up to Sherlock's challenge?
£13.49
Via Regia Verbal Poker Tells
£22.36
