Murder at the Botanic Gardens 60 Perplexing Puzzles to Solve

A book of perplexing puzzles and murderous mysteries set in the world's finest botanic gardens.

Think you've got what it takes to get to the root of the crime, weed out the suspect and unearth the truth? In Murder at the Botanic Gardens there are murder mystery puzzles on every page to confound and delight gardening enthusiasts, puzzle aficionados, and armchair detectives alike.

Set among the spectacular scenery of 12 of world's most celebrated botanic gardens from Kew to Sydney, via Paris and New York, each beautifully illustrated brainteaser plunges you into cases such as Murder at the Museum Fountain and The Case of the Deadly Glasshouse. As you explore these iconic landmarks, you'll encounter a mix of map-based mysteries, logic problems and escape room-style enigmas, as well as bite-sized picture and word puzzles.

Tackle the chapters one at a time or dip in at random, but beware: a final grand puzzle at the end of the book draws on clues and conundrums sown through each chapter...

Dr Ross Bayton (Author)
Dr Ross Bayton gained a Bachelor's degree in tropical ecology, and later a Masters and a PhD, both in taxonomy. He is the co-author of RHS Genealogy for Gardeners and RHS Gardening School (both Mitchell Beazley), and worked for three years at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.

John Gillard (Author)
John Gillard lives and works in Brighton, UK. He is the author of Are You Smart Enough to be a Secret Agent? The Unofficial CIA Puzzle Book and the H.P. Lovecraft Puzzle Book. His love for puzzles extends back to his early childhood playing word games and logic puzzles with his grandmother. He now has a particular love for escape-room style problem solving and weaving narratives into the world of puzzles. John has traveled widely, taking in national parks and botanical gardens in places as diverse as Peru, Australia, Germany and Malaysia.