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- ISBN 9781846017988
- Dimensions: 170 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 22 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Unravel a trail of botanic mysteries in this collection of 60 themed puzzles inspired by the world's greatest gardens.
Solve each puzzle, gather clues and piece together evidence as you journey across twelve botanic gardens, from Kew to Sydney, Paris to New York - until the final mystery comes into bloom. These immersive challenges, sure to test even the sharpest investigators, include:
- Word and logic puzzles, such as anagrams, word searches, nonograms and connections
- Cryptic codes and number puzzles, including ciphers, sudoku, cryptograms, futoshiki and sujiko
- Visual and memory puzzles, such as mazes, tangrams, map deductions and spot-the-differences
Perfect for armchair detectives and lovers of the natural world alike, this beautifully illustrated book invites you to explore global gardens - and uncover their secrets.
Gardens featured:
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW
KEW WAKEHURST
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH
JARDIN DES PLANTES, PARIS
ORTO BOTANICO DI PADOVA
BOTANISCHER GARTEN BERLIN
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS
KOISHIKAWA BOTANICAL GARDEN, TOKYO
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN SYDNEY
KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
John Gillard lives and works in Brighton, UK. He is the author of Are You Smart Enough to be a Secret Agent?, The Unofficial CIA Puzzle Book and H.P. Lovecraft: The Puzzle Book. His love for puzzles extends back to his early childhood playing word games and logic puzzles with his grandmother.
He now has a particular love for escape-room style problem solving and weaving narratives into the world of puzzles. John has travelled widely, exploring national parks and botanical gardens in places as diverse as Peru, Australia, Germany and Malaysia.
