Killer Puzzles : Over 120 true crimes to crack, from serial killers and assassins to spies and femme fatales - Archer Thorne

Killer Puzzles : Over 120 true crimes to crack, from serial killers and assassins to spies and femme fatales - Archer Thorne

Archer Thorne

£12.99
  • Pages · 192 pages
  • Publication Date · 13/11/2025
  • Genre · Puzzles & quizzes
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Put your detective skills to the test! With more than 120 cracking puzzles to challenge you, Killer Puzzles will keep you guessing . . . Killer Puzzles includes:Devious crosswordsFiendish cryptogramsSavage word searchesSinister word scramblesand killer quizzes! As you complete the puzzles, you'll uncover hundreds of fascinating facts about modern history's most notorious criminals and their shocking crimes, including the answers to these questions:What career did cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer wistfully wish he'd pursued? Which junk food helped police catch California's Grim Sleeper? For which band did murderer Charles Manson write a song? What famous clothing designer had ties to Nazi intelligence? Which cult carried out a deadly sarin attack to fulfil its world-ending prophecy? What drug queen-pin was known as `The Black Widow'?From serial killers and assassins to femme fatales, mob bosses and cult leaders, no stone-cold criminal will go undiscovered in Killer Puzzles.

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