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Puzzle Piece
 The Missing Piece by Antoine Bello, "A fascinating novel, wayward and witty, full of red herrings but scrupulously fair. Far more fun than a jigsaw."--"Time Out (London) When an American billionaire and media mogul decides to revive the fortunes of the jigsaw puzzle, he sets up an "International Speed Puzzle Circuit." Soon players from around the world are competing against the clock to solve puzzles, while millions watch on television or stadium screens. The game is a phenomenal success, and a puzzle craze sweeps the nation. Simultaneously, a serial killer targets key players on the circuit. Each of the bodies is discovered missing a limb, with only a Polaroid of a corresponding limb from another body in its place. Suspecting that the killer is putting together a macabre human puzzle of his own, the authorities struggle to find the vital missing piece. Given forty-eight "pieces"--including email, newspaper articles, meeting minutes, media interviews, and letters--the reader is encouraged to solve this bizarre and fascinating mystery. Intriguing, ingenious, and gripping throughout, "The Missing Piece is part detective novel, part puzzle, and entirely entertaining. "A fiendishly enjoyable novel . . . Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment."--Matt Thorne "Marvelously imaginative and original."--"The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Within the space of a few pages the reader is plunged into a world which is totally unreal yet completely believable at the same time."--"La Nouvelle Republique (France) Born in Boston to French parents, Antoine Bello lives in New York. "The Missing Piece, which was first runner up for France's prestigious Prix Novembre in 1998, is his first novel.
 British Jig-Saw Puzzles of the 20th Century by Tom R. Tyler, John Spilsbury of London created the first jig-saw puzzle in about 1760 which, alongside chess, cards and crosswords, must rank as one of the great indoor leisure activities. This book chronicles the many significant and exciting developments in jig-saw puzzle production during the 20th century and is a sequel to Linda Hannas' book The English Jig-Saw Puzzle 1760-1890. British Jig-Saw Puzzles of the 20th Century gives histories of the key jig-saw puzzle companies and their products; charts the progress in the reproduction of pictures from the early use of hand-colored stencils to today's digital cameras and computer-controlled printers; and describes the revolution in manufacturing technology which is now able to produce a 1000-piece jig-saw puzzle in a matter of seconds. The book describes the frantic craze for jigsaw puzzles during the 1920s and 1930s. The dawn of the television era in the 1950s and 1960s led to a decline in popularity but the 1970s and 1980s saw a resurgence in interest, and puzzles continue to provide an ideal opportunity for collectors. Many older jigsaw puzzles have been rescued and restored and now form part of highly prized collections. Jig-saw puzzles now have their place on the internet and computer jig-saw puzzles are increasing in number.
Disentanglement puzzle - A disentanglement puzzle is a type of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces from another piece or set of pieces. The reverse problem of reassembling the puzzle can be as hard as—or even harder than—disentanglement. Dad's Puzzle - Dad's Puzzle or Dad's Puzzler is a traditional 4×5 sliding puzzle where the objective is to slide the largest piece to the lower left corner of the puzzle board. It dates back to the early 20th century. Puzzle jewelry - A piece of puzzle jewelry is a puzzle which can be worn by a person as jewelry. Daughter in the box - The daughter in the box wood puzzle depicts an "innocent young girl, who knows nothing of the world" trapped in a building. The object of the puzzle game is to slide the pieces around so that the largest piece (the "daughter") can be removed.
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