Henry Hook – författare

A dazzling treasury of vintage cryptics from puzzle maven Henry Hook. Selected from out-of-print books, these cryptics have been described as “challenges from the far side of puzzledom’s new wave” by the Copley News Service. Cryptics are crosswords with a twist, and Hook makes even the most confident cryptic solver work to find the answers cleverly hidden amidst anagrams, reversals, homophones, and palindromes. The most contemporary verbal wizard on the scene, Hook laces his puzzles with a playful wit, uncanny linguistic trickery, and as many references to pop culture as to high art. Representing the ultimate in puzzle creativity, this collection is a must for all fans of serious wordplay.

Hard on the brain, easy on the eyes! Challenging, baffling, and absorbing, these cryptograms are easy to read in large-size print. The strings of seemingly meaningless letters are actually carefully coded messages that will test and stimulate your wordplay skills. You don't have to be a professional code breaker or super spy to figure them out, and there's no need to struggle while reading them. All you have to do is enjoy solving the puzzles!

“I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries.” James Joyce said that about his Ulysses, but it's true for this fun collection, too! Filled with more than 350 encoded, witty quotes from some rather famous folks, Hooked on Cryptograms will have solvers addicted. Decipher the codes to get treats from Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers, Groucho Marx, Mark Twain, Stephen Colbert, and more.