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Six murders lie within a story whose pages are out of order. Readers must sort its 100 puzzle pages. They must find the victims and those who killed them. This crime novel is also a hard literary puzzle. It suits readers who like close reading and tests of logic. There are more than 30 million ways to sort the pages. Just one gives the right solution.

Edward Powys Mathers first published the work in 1934. Its title points to the first known murder. The puzzle has drawn readers to online groups around the world. The account of its past lists just four who solved it.

Mathers (1892–1939) was an English poet. He also translated texts and wrote crosswords. He helped bring cryptic crosswords to Britain in their early days. These puzzles use clues with hidden meanings. He translated the tales of One Thousand and One Nights into English. He wrote puzzles for The Observer from 1926 until his death. He used the name Torquemada to show how much he asked of readers.

This edition forms part of the Bestseller International series. Hervé Le Tellier wrote its preface. He won the Goncourt Prize.