Gift guide

The right puzzle book for every puzzler

Buying for someone who loves a mystery, a sudoku, a spooky story or a quiet hour with a pencil? Start here. Most Owlbrook books cost less than a cinema ticket and last much longer.

For mystery lovers

For the armchair detective

Murder logic grids, poisoner's ciphers, floor plans and cold-case files. Fair-play mysteries they can actually solve.

Cover of The Matchbook Murders, Noir murder logic grids The Matchbook MurdersNoir murder logic grids
Cover of The Nightshade Ciphers, Cipher murder mystery The Nightshade CiphersCipher murder mystery
Cover of Who Was in the Room?, Floor-plan murder mysteries Who Was in the Room?Floor-plan murder mysteries
Cover of Case Reopened, Cold-case evidence files Case ReopenedCold-case evidence files

Creepy-cute

For lovers of all things gothic

Ghosts, moths, a lace-making spider and a crooked town where nobody dies of natural causes. Spooky, witty and never gory.

Cover of The House of Thirteen Rooms, Gothic sudoku, classic + variants The House of Thirteen RoomsGothic sudoku, classic + variants
Cover of Ghosts Who Lie, Truth-teller & liar riddles Ghosts Who LieTruth-teller & liar riddles
Cover of Candles for the Moth Queen, Light-up logic puzzles Candles for the Moth QueenLight-up logic puzzles
Cover of Locked in the Waxworks, Escape-room murder mystery Locked in the WaxworksEscape-room murder mystery
Cover of Seven Nights Dead, Ghostly murder mystery Seven Nights DeadGhostly murder mystery
Cover of The Undertaker’s Casebook, 40 short murder cases The Undertaker’s Casebook40 short murder cases

Giants and dragons

For fantasy fans

Five logic books set in the realm of Aldermere, each with a map, a bestiary and a small, disapproving owl.

Cover of The Giant’s Towers, Tower logic (skyscrapers) The Giant’s TowersTower logic (skyscrapers)
Cover of The Fairy Rings, Star-placement logic The Fairy RingsStar-placement logic
Cover of The Dragon Isles, Island-and-sea logic The Dragon IslesIsland-and-sea logic
Cover of The Dwarven Ledgers, Cross-sum number puzzles The Dwarven LedgersCross-sum number puzzles
Cover of The Unicorn Glade, Tree-and-tether logic The Unicorn GladeTree-and-tether logic

Sudoku and beyond

For number puzzlers

For the friend who finishes the newspaper sudoku before breakfast: nine sudoku variants, tower puzzles and cross-sums.

Cover of The House of Thirteen Rooms, Gothic sudoku, classic + variants The House of Thirteen RoomsGothic sudoku, classic + variants
Cover of The Giant’s Towers, Tower logic (skyscrapers) The Giant’s TowersTower logic (skyscrapers)
Cover of The Dwarven Ledgers, Cross-sum number puzzles The Dwarven LedgersCross-sum number puzzles

Wordplay

For word lovers

Word searches that end in a joke, and word-deduction cases for anyone who plays a daily word game.

Cover of Punchline Word Search, Word search with a twist Punchline Word SearchWord search with a twist
Cover of The Nightshade Ciphers, Cipher murder mystery The Nightshade CiphersCipher murder mystery

Screen-free calm

For quiet, creative evenings

Mazes to solve and then color, and picture puzzles that slowly reveal a cat, a teapot or a steam train.

Cover of Mandala Mazes, Mazes to solve and color Mandala MazesMazes to solve and color
Cover of Picture Reveal Nonograms, Picture logic (nonograms) Picture Reveal NonogramsPicture logic (nonograms)
Cover of Across the Mire, Bridge logic puzzles Across the MireBridge logic puzzles

Stocking fillers

Little gifts for €9.99

Five of our friendliest books, each €9.99: perfect for stockings, thank-yous and just-because presents.

Cover of Punchline Word Search, Word search with a twist Punchline Word SearchWord search with a twist
Cover of Picture Reveal Nonograms, Picture logic (nonograms) Picture Reveal NonogramsPicture logic (nonograms)
Cover of Mandala Mazes, Mazes to solve and color Mandala MazesMazes to solve and color

For the puzzler who has everything

The toughest challenges

Our most demanding books, rising to fiendish: 9 × 9 floor plans, mixed-puzzle chains and fairy rings with two dancers each.

Cover of Who Was in the Room?, Floor-plan murder mysteries Who Was in the Room?Floor-plan murder mysteries
Cover of The Crooked Carnival, Carnival murder mystery The Crooked CarnivalCarnival murder mystery
Cover of The Clockwork Witnesses, Automaton murder mystery The Clockwork WitnessesAutomaton murder mystery
Cover of The Fairy Rings, Star-placement logic The Fairy RingsStar-placement logic
Cover of The Dragon Isles, Island-and-sea logic The Dragon IslesIsland-and-sea logic

By occasion

Something for every date on the calendar

Mother's Day

Mandala Mazes

Solve the maze, then color the mandala: a calm, creative hour just for her.

Father's Day

Punchline Word Search

A hundred word searches that each end in a groan-worthy joke.

Birthdays

Whodunit? Cozy Mystery Logic Puzzles

Fifty cozy village cases for the mystery lover in your life.

Autumn evenings

The House of Thirteen Rooms

A crooked, gently haunted house, thirteen locked rooms and a small black cat.

Christmas & holidays

The Matchbook Murders

Fifty noir murders to solve between the leftovers and the board games.

Graduation & summer

The Giant’s Towers

A fantasy logic adventure to pack for the beach or the train.

Travel

Five-Letter Word Detective

Compact 6 × 9 inch pages with 220 quick word cases, easy to slip into a bag.

Grandparents

Punchline Word Search

Big, clear letters (18 pt or larger) and clean, classic jokes.

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