Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: Adventure of the Two Flying Scotsmen - by Ormond Sacker (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Two Flying Scotsmen is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages.

The fifth title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Two Flying Scotsmen is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book and adventure story. In this latest tale, Sherlock Holmes and Watson find themselves trapped on a Flying Scotsman bound for Edinburgh after being mistakenly led to believe that Sherlock is needed in Scotland to thwart a plot against the Queen. Readers will quickly discover that the actual plot in motion is to rig a rail race between the two Flying Scotsmen happening that day. A race where the Queen's son Bertie has ill-advisedly lent money to a small gang of ne'er-do-wells within the household of the socialite Daisy Greville. A woman with whom Bertie is having a secret affair.

With Sherlock trapped on one train and the gang rigging the other, readers will face many challenges in order to thwart the gang and prevent the news of Bertie's affair reaching the public. Something readers must do before the race between the two locomotives concludes in Edinburgh.

The readers as Sherlock must solve the puzzles aboard the train and alert the authorities before reaching the stop at York. However, this isn't the only challenge the readers will face as anti-monarchists - aware of the gang's plot, also seek to destroy the reputation of the monarchy by attempting to derail one of the trains so the money can be lost and Bertie's secrets can be exposed.

With the reputation of royalty at stake, readers will follow Sherlock as he strives to solve the puzzles and prevent the royal scandal from breaking. If Holmes fails to solve the mystery, not only a train but also the reputation of the monarchy could be catastrophically derailed.

Puzzles include: Riddles, Logic Puzzles, Timed Challenges, Mathematical Brainteasers, Maps and Mazes.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: Adventure of the London Waterworks

"The book is very nicely produced with plenty of helpful illustrations. Its clever design incorporates a 'code wheel' in the front cover, which is put to use throughout the escape exercise. There are puzzles, mazes, brain-teasers, riddles, references to the original Sherlock Holmes stories and mathematical problems that provide the code to guide you along the correct path - plus some red herrings. In some cases, if you get it wrong the first time, you receive a second chance to redeem yourself. If you really get stuck, there are hints provided to help you get back on track. And fret not - the solutions are given at the back of the book." The District Messenger (The Newsletter of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London)

Praise for The Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Analytical Engine

"This is a very attractive book... What makes the book quite pleasing to Sherlock Holmes aficionados is that the story is slotted neatly into the sequence of original Holmes stories... It is clear that a great deal of thought has gone not only into the puzzles but also into the storyline, which is genuinely intriguing, and more than just a framing device. ... As I hope this review makes clear, I really enjoyed working through this book, and I recommend it highly." Christopher D. Hollings FIMA University of Oxford, Mathematics Today