Lethal Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Killer Brainteasers That Will Slay You

by Paul Sloane, Des MacHale

A woman walked into a room and there was a new picture there. She immediately knew someone had been killed. How? (The answer is below.) Puzzles like this, each centered on a mysterious murder, will grab puzzle-heads and won't let them go until they find the solution. Two or more can play the game, with one person reading the book and answering the other players' yes-or-no questions. Or solvers can fly solo, thanks to the carefully constructed clues revealed one by one in the text. (The picture was a chalk outline on the floor.)

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2011

About the author

Paul Sloane read Engineering at Trinity Hall Cambridge. He came top of Sales School at IBM, became MD of Ashton-Tate UK, VP International for MathSoft and CEO of Monactive. He now writes, speaks and gives workshops on lateral thinking in business, creativity, innovation and leadership. He is married and lives in Camberley in Surrey. He has three grown-up daughters. He is a keen chess and tennis player and he plays keyboards in a rock band, the Fat Cats. He has written a series of lateral thinking puzzle books, many co-authored with Des MacHale, published by Sterling Publishing. They have sold over 2 million copies and been translated into many languages. He has also written two management books, published by Kogan Page, and many articles for blogs and websites. He manages the Lateral Puzzles Forum where puzzlers can set and solve lateral puzzles.

Reviews

[karen]

i almost bought this book tonight, along with Hall of Fame Lateral Thinking Puzzles: Albatross Soup and Dozens of Other Classics and Infuriating Lateral Thinking Puzzles but clever girl realized in the nick of time that this was just a repackaged version of earlier puzzles i already own.


see??? i can be taught!!! impulse control obtained!!!

[Jim Jimmerson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Its just a compilation, a right bloody rip off. So disappointing to see how the gods of the lateral thinking puzzle genre have fallen. If I could give less than 0 stars, taking stars away from other books on its behalf, I would.

[Biondy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unfortunately I ended up not liking the puzzles. Most of the time I was more irritated than amused when I read the explanations.

[Abhaga · Rating 3 out of 5]

It provided good fun for many family evenings. Also good for those long boring journeys on Mysore road when you are struck in traffic.