Statement on six murders

The world's most difficult mystery novel
Cain's jawbone
Put 100 cards in order
Find the six victims and their killers.

A new format! A groundbreaking mystery novel.
"It could be said to be a collaboration between James Joyce and Agatha Christie..." - Daily Telegraph

A mystery novel that was rediscovered in England, the birthplace of mystery novels, after 85 years, and published in 12 countries including the Anglo-American and European countries, captivating mystery enthusiasts around the world through YouTubers and TikTok.
The most complex bestseller ever seen! "Cain's Jawbone"

A completely new puzzle-type mystery novel that breaks the mold of existing mystery novels.
Six murder cases described over 100 chapters.
Randomly mixed statements.
One correct sequence among millions of possible combinations!

This is a crime mystery novel that is a perfect mix of 'crossword puzzle' and 'Whodunnit'. It was written in 1934 by Edward Foys Mathers, a British writer who created and serialized crossword puzzles in the Observer, under the pen name 'Torquemada' and included in the back of his crossword puzzle book. The book contains statements about six murder cases.
The reader must read the narrative contained in 100 pages and identify the murderer and the victim involved in the murder.

Find and solve the codes and clues hidden within 100 pages.

Cain's Jawbone contains spoonerisms, puns, codes, similes, metaphors, historical events, symbols, and literary references throughout the story, all of which serve as clues to the solution.
Deciphering these clues is so difficult that it requires a high level of imagination and reasoning skills.
But as you sort through the 100 chapters, you'll experience a level of enjoyment and intellectual delight beyond your wildest imagination.

The translator's commentary, which best captures the charm and essence of the new mystery novel, "Cain's Jawbone," replaces the introduction to the book.

Let's imagine.
You are a brilliant detective, not only with a keen mind, but also with a wealth of common sense and a keen sense of language.
Six murders occur in your life, which is dominated by archetypal images of murder.
No, it seems to have happened.
This is because the body has not yet been found and there is no situation to suspect anyone.
The only evidence is a 100-page statement from an unknown number of people involved in the case.
The problem is that, as they are all statements from first-person narrators, they are filled with extremely subjective perspectives and individuality, and the writings are meticulously executed with various strategies to disguise their actions and identities.
What's more, the order of those 100 chapters is so jumbled that you have to meticulously reconstruct the entire story from beginning to end to grasp the full story.

The problem of solving a complex murder case by combining a single valid sequence from the enormous number of permutations produced by 100 documents is undoubtedly the most profound problem in the history of detective fiction.
Above all, because the entire text is tightly woven with the principles of a puzzle, and 'cryptic clues', the reading must be meticulous and the inference must be creative.
This is why the Daily Telegraph's review, which said, "This is the kind of child that James Joyce and Agatha Christie might have had together," hits the nail on the head.

You need not be intimidated, but you must be prepared, in the face of the bloody infamy of the 15th-century inquisitor, Torquemada.
Solving a problem doesn't necessarily mean you understand the text; in other words, you might solve a problem without fully understanding the text. This is a truly bizarre experience awaiting you.
Keep in mind that today we have a Google fairy who is more powerful than the Genie.
- Translator's Note

The Legacy of Intellectual Genius from a Genius Puzzle Maker
Mystery Puzzle Novel "Cain's Jawbone"
Captivating the MZ generation beyond the times

The world's most difficult literary puzzle, "Cain's Jawbone," now available in Korean!

Readers, are you ready?

The literary puzzle "Cain's Jawbone," which has been solved by only four people in the world over 87 years, has finally been published in Korean.
Created in 1934 by legendary puzzle maker Edward Foys Mathers (pen name: Torquemada), The Jaw of Cain is more than just a murder mystery.
This book is a literary puzzle that challenges readers to rearrange the pages and uncover the truth behind the murder and the culprit.
Solving the puzzles in this 100-page book requires reasoning skills, language skills, and persistence.
After Mathers finished writing the book, he shuffled the pages and made sure every page ended with a sentence, leaving no clues about what would happen next.

The book's title was inspired by the jawbone of a donkey, the first murder weapon in the Bible, said to have been used by Cain to kill Abel.
This mystery deals with the perpetrator involved in six murders.
Edward Fawkes Mathers became a puzzle legend in the world of puzzles, providing weekly puzzles for the Observer newspaper from 1926 onwards.
His works were beloved by readers for their ingenious wordplay and sharp wit, and among them, "Cain's Jawbone" is considered one of the most difficult puzzles.
However, after Mathers passed away suddenly in 1939 at the age of 47, the world war broke out, and his puzzles gradually faded from people's memories.

But about seven years ago, the book was republished at Sandy Hall in York, England.
Sandy Hall Curator Patrick Wildgust solved this puzzle through a public call for books after receiving them, which led to the 2019 reissue of The Jaw of Cain.
Recently, a user on TikTok shared his puzzle-solving process, sparking a surge of interest among younger generations.
This challenge has now attracted hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide.

Now it's your turn!

Are you ready to solve a literary conundrum that has persisted for 87 years? "Cain's Jawbone" awaits the challenge of Korean readers.
Show the power of Koreans through this book!

I would like to recommend this book to you because it has the power to captivate mystery novel and puzzle enthusiasts with its novel-like format, where readers solve the case on their own, something not seen in mystery novels before.
We hope you enjoy this unique and refreshing experience, one you won't find anywhere else, that goes beyond simple reading and tests your reasoning and creativity.