The Second Baffle Book

Thirty more puzzling mysteries from the pioneers of the Golden Age participatory mystery craze.

Attention all armchair detectives! This clever and curious followup to The Baffle Book boasts thirty new short crime problems that emphasize the process of carefully sifting through evidence and arriving at logical conclusions. It includes all of the physical clues, diagrams, testimonies, and additional illustrations you’ll need to solve the crimes yourself. The cases vary in difficulty, ranging from simple thefts to cold-blooded murders, all meticulously crafted to test the wits and observational skill of the reader. (Correct answers included at the end of the book.)

Part interactive game and part intriguing mystery story, The Second Baffle Book is sure to provide hours upon hours of engaging entertainment both for solo sleuths and investigators with company. The authors award points, scaled by difficulty, for each correctly solved crime, resulting in a final grade at the end of the book.

Reissued for the first time in over fifty years, this new edition features an introduction by William Shortz, editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle.