by Bruce C. Shelley (1994)
This is a story, hints, and solutions book, to the Personal Computer (PC) Windows and Macintosh versions of the video games, "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective" Volumes I, II and III. It has a fictional narrative of each of the 9 stories from the three volumes of the game, as told by Sherlock Holmes himself. It also has a text version of each cases opening video scenes, tell where and how the clues can be found by the player, including those in newspaper that came packaged with the games. Then comes a simplified solution with the minimal steps needed to solve each case, answers to the various questions, and things the player needs to do to successfully bring the case to trial. This book also tells the player the connection between the events in the game and the final solution, and any inconsistencies in the game. There is also a section that details how to set up the game onto your computer and the most common errors the player might encounter. It has many gray-scale screenshots, mostly of the text screens showing which option to choose and the like allowing the reader to image what the characters look like. Although not mentioned in the book, its solutions also work for the home console versions o the game. The cover art to this book is by Mike Benny.
Sarah L. Thomson
Sam (a puzzle master) and Martina (a history whiz) become involved in a dangerous quest to find seven keys left behind by Benjamin Franklin and a secret society of descendants, which, when gathered together, unlock a powerful weapon, so the middle schoolers must solve the puzzles, find the artifacts before the bad guy does, and save the nation.
Ken Kirkwood & Ray Marshall
A reporter and a photographer accompany a famous ornithologist to Magic Island in search of a rare bird that is missing from his collection. Detachable characters follow clues around a pop-up game board representing the island.
Christopher Golden
25 puzzle stories of murder, deception, and grand theft. Each story is accompanied by a full-page "scene of the crime" illustration which provides a wealth of clues—and red herrings. After carefully reading each story, sizing up the suspects, and examining the visual clues, readers employ their deductive skills to unravel the secrets of each compelling crime.
Raymond Smullyan
Most of this book is indeed in the form of a narrative, and a good alternative title for it would be "The Mystery of the Monte Carlo Lock," since the last half concerns a case which inspector Craig of Scotland Yard must discover a combination that will open the lock of a safe in Monte Carlo to prevent a disaster.