Puzzle books have come a long way from just being crossword puzzles and word searches. Now you can combine all of your favorite escape room challenges into a compact book form. The below puzzle-packed picks blend fresh themes with gripping tales and awesome adventures.
Mystery Puzzle Books
For true crime fans who also enjoy escape rooms, these books are the perfect crossover, incorporating the intensity and intrigue of a murder mystery with exciting puzzle elements.
Murdoku
Murdoku contains 80 brightly colored and visually appealing puzzles. These addictive mini murder mysteries combine the simplicity of sudoku with crime-solving scenarios.
Murder Most Puzzling
Murder Most Puzzling has you immersed into a witty whodunit. You’ll join a cast of curious characters, and need to search your way through the story using your best sleuthing skills.
Murdle
Murdle includes 100 logic grid puzzles with a humorous twist. You’ll need to examine the clues and figure out the who, what, where, and why, to ultimately catch the culprit.
Story-Based Puzzle Books
If you prefer to get stuck in a more involved story-based mystery, these immersive picks will have you hooked from the very first page.
The Cypher Files
The Cypher Files combines storytelling with an interactive game. You’ll need to think outside the box as you solve puzzles connected to a series of mysterious disappearances.
Journal 29
Journal 29 is filled with over 60 riddles and puzzles sparked from an unexpected occurrence during a top secret excavation. You’ll find yourself needing to write, draw, and even fold pages.
Murder Among the Stacks
Murder Among The Stacks is a more lighthearted story-driven puzzler, and blends a cozy bookstore mystery with whimsical word searches, containing clues that build up to the final puzzle.
Variety Puzzle Books
Want to simply pick up a book and solve a puzzle without having to remember the details of an overarching story? If so, these ones are for you.
The Master Theorem
The Master Theorem contains a collection of beautifully illustrated yet perplexing puzzles. These creative brain teasers include codes and ciphers that are sure to keep readers captivated.
Puzzle Mania!
Puzzle Mania! is created by New York Times Games, so Wordle and Connections fans will find all their favorites and more in this compilation of puzzles that’s engaging for players of all skill levels.
The Moscow Puzzles
The Moscow Puzzles is a mammoth collection of brain-bending mathematical challenges. Each task contains a visual aid, and you’ll be rewarded with immense satisfaction once you’ve solved them.
Kids Puzzle Books
Kids love puzzles too! And their inquisitive and curious nature means they are excellent at them. The below picks will keep them entertained, while simultaneously boosting their brainpower!
Escape The Museum
Escape The Museum is perfect for junior escape room fans aged 9-12. The book also contains die-cut sheets which are used to create objects that’ll aid in solving various challenges within the story.
Escape This Book
Escape This Book puts historical events into a choose your own adventure style suitable for those aged 8-11. You’ll need to select your path, and then proceed by doodling, ripping, and folding pages.
The Codebreakers Club
The Codebreakers Club will keep kids intrigued through a series of 150 logic puzzles that’ll have them thinking critically while having fun. This fast-paced mystery is perfect for kids aged 9-12.
