Cain's Jawbone

Autorentext
Edward Powys Mathers (18921939) introduced the cryptic crossword to Britain in 1924 through the pages of the Observer. Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a critic specializing in crime fiction. In 1934 he published a selection of his puzzles under the title *The Torquemada Puzzle Book--*the final 100 pages of which contained the novel-cum-puzzle Cain's Jawbone. The book is being re-issued with the assistance of The Laurence Sterne Trust.