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Publication Date
2021-03-01
Pages
136
ISBN
9781781454206

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
AE Publications
ISBN-10
1781454205
ISBN-13
9781781454206
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5050402069

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sherlock Holmes Escape Book : the Adventure of the British Museum
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
General, Puzzles, Television / Genres / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Sports & Recreation, Games & Activities
Author
Melanie Frances, Charles Phillips
Book Series
The Sherlock Holmes Escape Book Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.6 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in

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Trade
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"If you feel as if your brain is shrivelling under the restraints of COVID regulations, this could be the solution toward keeping those little grey cells active. . . . There are codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus a Hieroglyphic Code Wheel set into the cover to assist you in your quest. . . . Many of the objects described can still be seen in the British Museum and the map provided is based on a genuine floor plan of the Museum from this period." -- Sherlock Holmes Journal, "This is the second title in the series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape the pages...There are codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus a Hieroglyphic Code Wheel set into the cover to assist you in your quest...Assisted by Dr Watson, you must solve a perplexing mystery -- and stop a potential threat to the crown. Many of the objects described can still be seen in the British Museum, and the map provided is based on a genuine floor plan of the Museum from this period." --The Sherlock Holmes Journal, "If you enjoyed The Adventure of the London Waterworks and want to check out another take on the same format, The Adventure of the British Museum offers an afternoon of puzzling entertainment." -- The Room Escape Artist, If you enjoyed The Adventure of the London Waterworks and want to check out another take on the same format, The Adventure of the British Museum offers an afternoon of puzzling entertainment." - The Room Escape Artist, "..the second instalment of The Sherlock Holmes Escape Book will be perfect for you." --Maria Fleishhack, Baker Street Babes
Series Volume Number
2
Volume Number
Vol. 2
Synopsis
This is the second title in a series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books: a unique, new form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape the pages. Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle challenges while trapped in a locked room, this is an escape room in the form of a locked book: filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus an ingenious Hieroglyphic Code Wheel set into the cover. Taking on the role of Sherlock Holmes, in this new adventure readers find themselves trapped with Watson in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum after a curator collapses in the Egyptian Collection. With King Edward VII due to arrive at the nearby tube station, and rumours of an anarchist plot, Holmes and Watson must find their way through the museum and fathom the involvement of both Mycroft and Colonel Sebastian Moran, if they are to win their freedom and save the day. This book combines: Riddles Logic Puzzles Timed Challenges Mathematical Brainteasers Maps and Mazes You are Sherlock Holmes..., This is the second title in a series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books : a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape the pages. Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle challenges while trapped in a locked room, this is an escape room in the form of a locked book: filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus an ingenious Hieroglyphic Code Wheel set into the cover. Taking on the role of Sherlock Holmes, in this new adventure readers find themselves trapped with Watson in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum after a curator collapses in the Egyptian Collection. With King George V due to arrive at the nearby tube station, and rumors of an anarchist plot, Holmes and Watson must find their way through the museum, and fathom the involvement of both Mycroft and Colonel Sebastian Moran, if they are to win their freedom and save the day.
LC Classification Number
GV1507.E83

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