{"product_id":"all-the-crime-in-the-world-locked-room-mysteries-and-impossible-puzzles","title":"All the Crime in the World: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Puzzles","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLocked Room Mysteries and Impossible Puzzles from Across the Globe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAll the Crime in the World: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Puzzles from Across the Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCan you solve the unsolvable?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA locked room. A murder with no possible method and no possible escape. The impossible crime is the purest puzzle in all of mystery fiction, and \u003cem\u003eAll the Crime in the World\u003c\/em\u003e delivers fourteen of them, each one crafted by a different modern master of the form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eEditors Gigi Pandian and Tom Mead have assembled writers from around the world, each contributing an original, fully clued mystery designed to fool you fairly. The international lineup includes authors from Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UK, and the US.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFeaturing stories by Victor Bonini, James Scott Byrnside, Shelly Dickson Carr, S.A. Cosby, Anne van Doorn, Martin Edwards, Sulari Gentill, Paul Halter, Christopher Huang, Vaseem Khan, Josh Pachter, Masaya Yamaguchi, Ovidia Yu, and a brand-new collaboration from the editors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe clues are all there. The solutions are entirely fair. Whether you crack them or not is up to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMead (\u003cem\u003eThe House at Devil’s Neck\u003c\/em\u003e) and Pandian (\u003cem\u003eThe Library Game\u003c\/em\u003e) exalt the puzzle-based mystery with this stellar anthology of 14 original short stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a locked room mystery?\u003c\/strong\u003e A locked room mystery is a crime puzzle in which a murder or other impossible event appears to happen in a sealed space with no obvious method of entry or escape. This anthology features fully clued locked room mysteries and impossible crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the locked room theory?\u003c\/strong\u003e The locked room theory refers to the idea that an impossible crime can still be solved through careful attention to clues, timing, and hidden methods. That puzzle-based approach is at the heart of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a locked room?\u003c\/strong\u003e In mystery fiction, a locked room is a setting that seems sealed or inaccessible, creating the challenge at the center of the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a locked room game?\u003c\/strong\u003e A locked room game is a puzzle or mystery experience inspired by impossible crimes and escape room-style clue solving. If you enjoy puzzle-solving stories and escape rooms, this anthology offers a similar style of clue-driven challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crippen \u0026 Landru, Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Clothbound numbered signed with add'l chapbook","offer_id":67520040697901,"sku":"ydk1789216897800","price":31.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":67520040730669,"sku":"cjj1789216897801","price":16.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/3654\/1997\/files\/all-the-crime-in-the-world-locked-room-mysteries-and-impossible-puzzles_1.jpg?v=1789216901","url":"https:\/\/www.marketandmuse.shop\/products\/all-the-crime-in-the-world-locked-room-mysteries-and-impossible-puzzles","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}