Gifts for puzzle lovers

Gifts for puzzle lovers: a mystery advent calendar book

A great gift for puzzle lovers in December is a puzzle advent calendar for adults: one puzzle a night that builds to an answer by Christmas Eve. Nobody Leaves the Ice is a mystery told over 24 nights. Each night's answer completes a clue, each clue rules out suspects from a register of 2,412 names, and by Christmas Eve one name is left.

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Front cover of Nobody Leaves the Ice

For the one who does the crossword every morning

Nobody Leaves the Ice

Map puzzles, word ladders, word searches, logic grids, sum grids and picture puzzles, each with a single answer. Hints and answers are at the back.

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An advent calendar for puzzle lovers

Instead of a chocolate behind a door, there is a puzzle for each night of Advent. It suits a puzzle fan on their own, a couple, or a household of grown-ups who want something to do together on December evenings. How an advent calendar book for adults works.

Starting late is fine

Each night carries its December date, but nothing breaks if the book arrives after December 1. Solve more than one night in a sitting to catch up, or keep it as a January mystery.

Questions givers ask

What is a good gift for puzzle lovers?

A puzzle that lasts. Nobody Leaves the Ice gives one puzzle a night for 24 nights, and the answers build into one mystery solved by Christmas Eve.

Is there a puzzle advent calendar for adults?

Yes. Nobody Leaves the Ice is an advent calendar book for adults: 24 nightly logic and word puzzles that narrow 2,412 suspects to one name.

What kinds of puzzles are inside?

Map puzzles, word ladders, word searches, logic grids, sum grids and picture puzzles, each with a single answer. Hints, answers and a register check are at the back.

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