The Cain's Jawbone | Edward Powys Mathers

Cain's Jawbone

Cain's Jawbone. A publishing phenomenon fueled by TikTok, Cain's Jawbone

is an intriguing literary puzzle that hits Brazilian bookstores

challenging readers all over the world.

In 1934, Edward Powys Mathers, a crossword compiler for the newspaper

The Observer, wrote a unique novel under the pseudonym

Torquemada. The work refers to the first known murder weapon

and stands out not only as a murder mystery, but as one of the

most challenging literary puzzles ever published.

The reader must identify six murders distributed across 100 pages

printed in a completely random order. There are millions of possible

combinations, but only one is the correct sequence. With keen logic and

perceptive reading, it is possible to organize the pages in the right

progression and reveal the six victims and their respective killers.

Extremely difficult, the enigma remains shrouded in mystery — to this day,

only three people have managed to solve it.

Do you think you can join this select group?

Book Information

Title: Cain's Jawbone

Author(s): Edward Powys Mathers

Year of Edition: 2022

Cover: Paperback

Finish: Matte Lamination

Interior: Lux Cream Paper 70 g/m²

Pages: 216

Dimensions:

Height: 21 cm

Width: 14 cm

Depth: 1.4 cm

Weight: 0.230 kg

ISBN: 9786555604429

Publisher: Intrínseca