Description

Somebody stole the Headless Horseman’s head. It would like it back.

The Headless Horseman rides out at night with its head under its arm, stops, and calls a name. Whoever owns the name dies. In Ireland they call it the dullahan, and its round holds 45,000 names across 20 stops, from Tara to Troy to Babylon. Eleven nights ago somebody took the head, and nobody has been called since. Only the people on that round gain from a horseman that can’t speak.

The thief is somewhere on the round printed at the back of this book.

You have 21 clues to work through. Check each clue against the names on the round and eliminate anyone who doesn’t fit. Keep going until only one name remains.

45,000 names. 21 clues. One thief.

Inside the case file

A printed list of 45,000 first names across 20 stops, each stop a place out of myth
21 clues covering the letters in a name, the names listed beside it and the stop it’s listed under
Six monster-slayers hidden among the names, and one clue that depends on where you find them
Full instructions and a worked example showing exactly how the puzzle works
One unique solution, checked against every entry
The thief’s name in the Closed Cases is printed in code, key included, so a glance at the back gives nothing away
Difficulty: 1 out of 3

How the puzzle works

Each clue gives you another fact about the thief. If a name doesn’t match the clue, strike it from the round. As more clues are applied, the list gets smaller and the possibilities narrow.

This is a deduction puzzle built around one very large suspect list. There are no riddles and no grid to fill in. The work is 45,000 names, 21 clues and a process of elimination that ends at one name.

Who it’s for

Mystery readers who enjoy solving the case themselves. Fantasy, folklore and mythology readers who like a case with a headless horseman and a suspect list that runs from Ireland to Japan. Anyone who likes logic puzzles and wants an easy way in, or a long, relaxed case to keep coming back to. It’s a good pick for Halloween too.

A folklore mystery logic puzzle book for adults, 6×9 paperback, with 45,000 suspects and 21 clues.

45,000 names are waiting. One of them is the thief. The dullahan would like its head back.