The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords
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A01=Edward Powys Mathers
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- ISBN 9781789651669
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 21 Sep 2023
- Publisher: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Language: English
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Edward Powys Mathers (1892–1939) introduced the cryptic crossword to Britain in 1926 through the pages of the Observer. Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a critic specialising in crime fiction. In 1934 he published a selection of his puzzles under the title The Torquemada Puzzle Book – the final hundred pages of which contained the novel-cum-puzzle Cain’s Jawbone. His true identity was only revealed when he died in 1939, and this selection of Torquemada’s best crosswords was originally published in 1942.
