{"product_id":"the-baffle-book-paperback","title":"The Baffle Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLassiter Wren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRandle McKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. T. Karber\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"brilliant\" and baffling puzzle book that launched the \"solve-it-yourself\" mystery craze of the 1920s and '30s (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalling all mystery puzzle fans! This is the book that launched the \"solve-it-yourself\" detective book craze of the 1920s and '30s, spawning numerous imitators and a four-book series of its own. These thirty short crime problems incorporate all of the clues needed to find their solutions, including maps, charts, cryptograms, and additional illustrations--but it's up to the reader to put all of this together and find out whodunit. (Correct answers included at the end of the book.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e promises hours of armchair sleuthing delights, either on your own or at a \"Baffle Party\" as the book's opening recommends. The authors award credits for each of the questions posed, depending on their difficulty, with a chart onto which scores can be added and a grade given for how well the amateur sleuth performed.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLassiter Wren \u003c\/b\u003e(pseudonym of John T. Colter), with co-author Randle McKay, launched the concept of the \"puzzle book\"--in which the reader becomes the detective--into a Golden Age phenomenon with\u003ci\u003e The Baffle Book \u003c\/i\u003ein 1928. \u003ci\u003eThe Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e became instantly popular and it was soon followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Second Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Baffle Book \u003c\/i\u003e(1930). Little else is known about John T. Colter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandle McKay\u003c\/b\u003e (pseudonym of Richard Rowan), with co-author Lassiter Wren, launched the concept of the \"puzzle book\"--in which the reader becomes the detective--into a Golden Age phenomenon with \u003ci\u003eThe Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e in 1928. \u003ci\u003eThe Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e became instantly popular and it was soon followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Second Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Baffle Book \u003c\/i\u003e(1930). Richard Rowan was educated at Brown and Columbia and served in the US Army Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Apart from the Baffle books, he also published a number of nonfiction books about the history of espionage under his own name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eG. T. Karber\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in a small town in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney. Now, he is a mystery writer, computer programmer, and the creator of \u003ci\u003eMurdle\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and #1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling murder-mystery puzzle book series.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51896953340192,"sku":"9781613167410","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/vEpuRiB6Pw9781613167410.webp?v=1782069935","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-baffle-book-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}