Well, it’s almost Christmas and I’m currently housebound thanks the NHS app – fingers crossed my friend from work gets well soon – so it’s time for the semi-irregular spot on the blog, the Ridiculously Complicated Puzzle!
I’ve done various mystery related puzzles that are deliberately designed to make you think just a little bit more than your average teaser, so here’s one that’s very dear to me.
Very simply, name the book hidden in the grid below. And yes, there is more than one book therein, but if you do it properly, you’ll know which one it is.
Here it is:
Enjoy!
Post your answers encoded in ROT13 down below, so as not to spoil it for other people. Thanks.
In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel 
Fantastic and thank you for doing this! From andy k
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Very nice! I thought I’d gone wrong, but I just wasn’t being careful enough. The answer is GUR FUNXVAT FCRNE. Thanks Doc!
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Yup. Well done
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Your blog is amazing 🙂
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Aw, you’ll make me blush! Thanks very much. 💖
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I enjoy puzzles, but I’m usually stumped on hard ones. Despite having the answer to this one provided (after decoding), I can’t see the method to obtain the answer. Will you publish the answer and method of obtaining it?
I really enjoy your reviews. You’ve helped me discover authors I would have never know.
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Oops, forgot about that. It’s a word search, using the major words from the Brian Flynn books that Dean Street Press have reissued. Then rearrange the unused letters.
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