Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the London Waterworks - by Ormond Sacker (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

You are Sherlock Holmes... at home at 221b Baker Street, when a mysterious letter is posted through your door. What is the meaning of the message cut from newsprint? Is there a clue hidden in the letters? Could there be more to discover in the fog-bound alleys of London town?

This ingenious series is a spin on the urban craze for 'Escape Rooms', in which participants are locked in rooms, and must solve the puzzles they find there to make good their escape.

Here, the book becomes the locked room, the pages become the path, and the reader can take on a challenge every bit as brain-teasing from the comfort of their own home.

Visual clues are hidden among the intriguing illustrations; fiendish riddles, logic puzzles, and timed challenges unlock hidden doors and reveal the direction of travel; and mathematical problems provide the codes required to follow the correct path.

There are maps and mazes to explore; references to the original Sherlock Holmes adventures to unravel; and a code-wheel that holds the key to unlocking the next page.

Solve the puzzles correctly to escape. Get them wrong, and you will find yourself further and further along the path to your own demise.

This book combines:

• Riddles
• Logic Puzzles
• Timed Challenges
• Mathematical Brainteasers
• Maps and Mazes

Review Quotes

"If you're a fan of interactive fiction books or Sherlock Holmes stories, this one is worth checking out."--The Room Escape Artist

"The book is very nicely produced with plenty of helpful illustrations. Its clever design incorporates a 'code wheel' in the front cover, which is put to use throughout the escape exercise...If you really get stuck, there are hints provided to help you get back on track. And the solutions are given at the back of the book."--The Sherlock Holmes Journal

About the Author

Ormond Sacker's military training, international travels, and experience of curious crime, together with an intimate relationship with the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, have given him a unique view of the world. Such a character is clearly the ideal author of a book of Holmes-based conundrums and problems. He has also written A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Two Flying Scotsmen and A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Train of the Dead.