Has Puzzles In It

Level up and challenge your brain with books about codes, ciphers, cryptograms, crosswords, and other types of puzzles!

Updated April 30, 2025
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Has Puzzles In It

Level up and challenge your brain with books about codes, ciphers, cryptograms, crosswords, and other types of puzzles!

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The book of lost names
Harmel, Kristin
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author...
The code book : the evolution of secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to quantum cryptography
Singh, Simon.
Paper Book
Codes have decided the fates of empires, countries, and monarchies throughout recorded history. Mary, Queen of Scots was put to death by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, for the high crime of treason after spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham cracked the secret code she used to communicate with her...
Code girls : the untold story of the American women code breakers of World War II
Mundy, Liza
Paper Book
The secret history of the American women who served as codebreakers during World War II is revealed in this New York Times bestseller. "Prodigiously researched and engrossing." --New York Times Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from...
Code talker
Nez, Chester.
Paper Book
The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. His name wasn't Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought...
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Haddon, Mark.
Paper Book
Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.
The Darling Dahlias and the poinsettia puzzle
Albert, Susan Wittig
Paper Book
It's Christmas, 1934, and the citizens of Darling, Alabama, are unwrapping a big package of Christmas puzzles.  Mildred Kilgore and Earlynne Biddle are planning to open a bakery on the square--if they can come up with the right recipes. Charlie Dickens...
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers : a novel
Burr, Samuel
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us * "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers takes readers along on Clayton [Stumper]'s quest to discover his roots, treating us to a literary mood boost...
Head cases
McMahon, John
Paper Book
Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying--and commercial--series debut. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He also has a blind spot on the...
One puzzling afternoon
Critchley, Emily
Paper Book
"A clever, keep-'em-guessing murder mystery, an empathetic yet realistic portrayal of the toll dementia takes, and a meditation on how the brain can bury the most tragic memories...An outstanding must-read." --Booklist, STARRED review One glimpse can unlock six decades of silence. ...
The puzzle box : a novel
Trussoni, Danielle
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "A fun, DaVinci Code-style blend of puzzles, mysticism and high-octane action" (People, Best Books of the Month), from the author of The Puzzle Master "This rip-roaring adventure thriller is an escapist puzzle box of delights: a...
A short walk through a wide world : a novel
Westerbeke, Douglas
Paper Book
"Imagine The Life of Pi, The Alchemist, and The Midnight Library rolled into one fantastical fable." --The New York Times Book Review * "An epic adventure...rich with all the possibilities the world can hold." --People NATIONAL BESTSELLER...
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