{"product_id":"cains-jawbone-a-novel-problem","title":"Cain's Jawbone: A Novel Problem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe half-million-copy bestselling literary puzzle--the most difficult-to-solve ever written--now for a whole new generation of puzzle enthusiasts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations . . . but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible--through logic and intelligent reading--to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly four puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCain's Jawbone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: do you have what it takes to join their ranks?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 4\/21\/26 paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028532220214,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-14at3.41.53PM.png?v=1778791322","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/cains-jawbone-a-novel-problem","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}