Owlbrook Oddities: Gothic logic puzzle books for grown-ups, from the fog-bound town of Gloomwick

Owlbrook Oddities: Gothic logic puzzle books for grown-ups, from the fog-bound town of Gloomwick. The 5 covers side by side.

Gothic logic · 5 books

Owlbrook Oddities

Welcome to Gloomwick, where a very polite ghost leaves you her crooked house, a widow throws a midnight ball for moths, a lace-making spider loses her lace every night and the ghosts of Mourningside Manor lie about the spoons. Five gothic logic books, five different kinds of puzzle, one small black cat who always gets there first.

Every book is a different kind of logic puzzle wrapped in a gently haunting story, printed on square 8.5 × 8.5 inch pages.

  • SettingThe fog-bound town of Gloomwick
  • PuzzlesVariant sudoku, light-up, loop and bridge puzzles, truth-teller riddles
  • MoodDark, whimsical and creepy-cute. No gore, ever
  • Look closelyInkwell, a small black cat, is hiding in the pictures
  • FormatPaperbacks, 8.5 × 8.5 in, €11.99

Why readers pick it

What makes Owlbrook Oddities special

  • Five puzzle types, each taught from scratch with a worked example
  • A gently spooky story in every book, set in the same foggy town
  • Every puzzle solvable by logic alone: no guessing, ever
  • Keep an eye out for Inkwell, the small black cat hiding in the pictures

Where to start

Cover of The House of Thirteen Rooms, Gothic sudoku, classic + variants

The House of Thirteen Rooms

Sudoku is the world's favorite logic puzzle, and this book adds eight variants and a haunted house full of keys.

The books

All 5 books in Owlbrook Oddities

Every book stands on its own, so you can start anywhere.

Book 1 · Gothic sudoku, classic + variants

The House of Thirteen Rooms

Thirteen locked rooms. One very polite ghost. Every door opens with a puzzle.

104 gothic sudoku puzzles in thirteen haunted rooms, with a key to collect in each. 104 puzzles, easy to fiendish.

Book 2 · Light-up logic puzzles

Candles for the Moth Queen

Light every square. Never let two candles see each other.

100 light-up logic puzzles for a midnight ball held for moths. 100 puzzles, easy 7×7 to fiendish 14×14.

Book 3 · Loop logic puzzles

One Unbroken Thread

One thread. No crossings. No loose ends.

100 loop puzzles from a lace-making spider whose finished lace keeps disappearing. 100 puzzles, gentle 6×6 to fiendish 12×12.

Book 4 · Bridge logic puzzles

Across the Mire

Connect every lantern. Don’t fall in.

100 bridge puzzles across a lantern-lit bog: link every island, and don't fall in. 100 puzzles, easy 7×7 to fiendish 17×17.

Book 5 · Truth-teller & liar riddles

Ghosts Who Lie

Some ghosts always tell the truth. The rest always lie. Can you tell which is which?

100 truth-teller and liar riddles in a haunted manor. Who is lying? 100 riddles, 2-ghost warm-ups to 8-ghost brain-benders.

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