The Official Clue Book of Puzzles by Dr. Gareth Moore; Laura Jayne Ayres

I would definitely recommend buying this as a physical book. Trying to work through it as an ebook was not as frustrating as some books I've read, but it definitely made reading the book a lot harder. 

This was a thoughtful upgrade of the clue boardgame making jobs more pertinent to today and giving the characters more back story. Going character-by-character, the book has eight chapters (including one for Mr. Boden "Boddy" Black) filled with puzzles. Although each puzzle doesn't contribute to the overall mystery, every one does add to the story. The variety of puzzles is fantastic including putting things in order, picross, logic, mazes, and more. 

Four and a half stars

This book comes out October 27, 2026

ARC kindly provided by by NetGalley and Cider Mill Press

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