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Cain's Jawbone Cain's Jawbone (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 3,382 ratings — published 1934
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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,153,393 ratings — published 2020
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The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.18 — 669,139 ratings — published 2021
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The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3) The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.10 — 502,787 ratings — published 2022
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.11 — 63,817 ratings — published 2013
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The Westing Game The Westing Game (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.98 — 241,324 ratings — published 1978
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Journal 29 (Journal 29, #1) Journal 29 (Journal 29, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,032 ratings — published 2017
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Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.48 — 957 ratings — published
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,582,633 ratings — published 2003
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.20 — 179,713 ratings — published 2007
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Merry Murdle: 25 Fiendishly Festive Logic Puzzles Merry Murdle: 25 Fiendishly Festive Logic Puzzles (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,091 ratings — published 2025
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The Killer Isn't Alice The Killer Isn't Alice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 406 ratings — published
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Murdle: The School of Mystery—50 Seriously Sinister Logic Puzzles Murdle: The School of Mystery—50 Seriously Sinister Logic Puzzles (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.35 — 604 ratings — published
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Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1) Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 18,290 ratings — published 2015
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Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2) Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.20 — 15,661 ratings — published 2016
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,458,910 ratings — published 2000
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The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1) The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1)
by (shelved 9 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,790 ratings — published 2024
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The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games, #4) The Brothers Hawthorne (The Inheritance Games, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.89 — 182,381 ratings — published 2023
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Journal 29: Revelation (Journal 29, #2) Journal 29: Revelation (Journal 29, #2)
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avg rating 4.30 — 238 ratings — published 2018
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.72 — 218,869 ratings — published 2012
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,746,659 ratings — published 2009
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The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 9,624 ratings — published 1988
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Where's Waldo? Where's Waldo? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 8,282 ratings — published 1987
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The Twyford Code The Twyford Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.58 — 36,037 ratings — published 2022
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S. S. (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 29,984 ratings — published 2013
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 212,867 ratings — published 2000
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Murder Among the Stacks (Cranberry Creek Word Search Mystery #1) Murder Among the Stacks (Cranberry Creek Word Search Mystery #1)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.46 — 674 ratings — published 2025
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Bordergrams: 80 Secret Spy Connection Puzzles from the Bestselling Author of Murdle Bordergrams: 80 Secret Spy Connection Puzzles from the Bestselling Author of Murdle (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.07 — 127 ratings — published 2025
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The Lady or the Tiger? The Lady or the Tiger?
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,543 ratings — published 1982
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The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.94 — 85,179 ratings — published 2024
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Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.84 — 19,678 ratings — published 2019
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Caraval (Caraval, #1) Caraval (Caraval, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 976,432 ratings — published 2016
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The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations (Dover Math Games & Puzzles) The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations (Dover Math Games & Puzzles)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.12 — 522 ratings — published 1954
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Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.18 — 449 ratings — published 1985
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,344,048 ratings — published 2011
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The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
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avg rating 3.77 — 673,495 ratings — published 2009
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Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.72 — 31,622 ratings — published 2004
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Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest Ms. Pennypickle's Puzzle Quest (Library Binding)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.20 — 367 ratings — published
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Sherlock Holmes Escape Room Puzzles Sherlock Holmes Escape Room Puzzles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.03 — 72 ratings — published 2020
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Strange Pictures Strange Pictures (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 129,682 ratings — published 2022
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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 17,978 ratings — published 2024
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UDEXIA: Interactive Escape Room Book - Puzzle Game Book - Play with Friends, Family or by Yourself UDEXIA: Interactive Escape Room Book - Puzzle Game Book - Play with Friends, Family or by Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.83 — 24 ratings — published
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.77 — 512,335 ratings — published 2018
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The Cypher Files The Cypher Files (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 289 ratings — published 2020
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The Master Theorem - A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue and Wit The Master Theorem - A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue and Wit (Perfect Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.10 — 83 ratings — published 2019
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The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 4.26 — 256 ratings — published
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Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1) Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as puzzle)
avg rating 3.94 — 13,305 ratings — published 2018
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Jen Fraser
“When you ask an inventor for advice around finding you own genius ideas, their lack of insight into what the pieces of the puzzle are, and how they all fit together, means that they really can’t help you! Only you can help yourself, and the Outthinx Method is the ultimate DIY exercise for achieving this. The Method gives us the keys to unlock our own, unique genius. The Method makes locksmiths of us all.”
Jen Fraser, CopyCat: How to Escape Status Quo Thinking and Lead the Field

Stefan Zweig
“Nothing whets the intelligence more than a passionate suspicion, nothing develops all the faculties of an immature mind more than a trail running away into the dark.”
Stefan Zweig, The Burning Secret and other stories

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