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 gridsAvailable now
Cover of The Nightshade Ciphers, Cipher murder mystery The Nightshade CiphersCipher murder mysteryAvailable now
Cover of Whodunit? Cozy Mystery Logic Puzzles, Cozy mystery logic grids Whodunit? Cozy Mystery Logic PuzzlesCozy mystery logic gridsAvailable now
Cover of Who Was in the Room?, Floor-plan murder mysteries Who Was in the Room?Floor-plan murder mysteriesAvailable now
Cover of Case Reopened, Cold-case evidence files Case ReopenedCold-case evidence filesAvailable now

Creepy-cute

For lovers of all things gothic

A crooked town where nobody dies of natural causes: a waxworks, a carnival, a toymaker's dolls and a graveyard full of suspects. Spooky, witty and never gory.

Cover of Locked in the Waxworks, Escape-room murder mystery Locked in the WaxworksEscape-room murder mysteryAvailable now
Cover of Seven Nights Dead, Ghostly murder mystery Seven Nights DeadGhostly murder mysteryAvailable now
Cover of The Undertaker’s Casebook, 40 short murder cases The Undertaker’s Casebook40 short murder casesAvailable now

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 The Nightshade Ciphers, Cipher murder mystery The Nightshade CiphersCipher murder mysteryAvailable now
Cover of Punchline Word Search, Word search with a twist Punchline Word SearchWord search with a twistTemporarily unavailable
Cover of Five-Letter Word Detective, Word deduction Five-Letter Word DetectiveWord deductionTemporarily unavailable

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 colorAvailable now
Cover of Picture Reveal Nonograms, Picture logic (nonograms) Picture Reveal NonogramsPicture logic (nonograms)Temporarily unavailable

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 Mandala Mazes, Mazes to solve and color Mandala MazesMazes to solve and colorAvailable now
Cover of Whodunit? Cozy Mystery Logic Puzzles, Cozy mystery logic grids Whodunit? Cozy Mystery Logic PuzzlesCozy mystery logic gridsAvailable now
Cover of Punchline Word Search, Word search with a twist Punchline Word SearchWord search with a twistTemporarily unavailable
Cover of Picture Reveal Nonograms, Picture logic (nonograms) Picture Reveal NonogramsPicture logic (nonograms)Temporarily unavailable
Cover of Five-Letter Word Detective, Word deduction Five-Letter Word DetectiveWord deductionTemporarily unavailable

For the puzzler who has everything

The toughest challenges

Our most demanding books, rising to fiendish: 9 × 9 floor plans, mixed-puzzle chains and alibis that only break on the last clue.

Cover of Who Was in the Room?, Floor-plan murder mysteries Who Was in the Room?Floor-plan murder mysteriesAvailable now
Cover of The Crooked Carnival, Carnival murder mystery The Crooked CarnivalCarnival murder mysteryAvailable now
Cover of The Clockwork Witnesses, Automaton murder mystery The Clockwork WitnessesAutomaton murder mysteryComing soon

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.

Available now

Father's Day

Punchline Word Search

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

Temporarily unavailable

Birthdays

Whodunit? Cozy Mystery Logic Puzzles

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

Available now

Christmas & holidays

The Matchbook Murders

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

Available now

Travel

Five-Letter Word Detective

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

Temporarily unavailable

Grandparents

Punchline Word Search

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

Temporarily unavailable

Send it straight to them

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Buy direct from Owlbrook Puzzles

Printed to order and posted to you in about 1 to 3 weeks. You can add more copies on the payment page, with one delivery charge for the order. Payment is by Stripe, so we never see your card details. See our Terms of Sale.