Mostly Murders

Ad/PR/Patrocinado. I won a gift card for Amazon from a Joffe Books newsletter, and after recovering from the surprise of actually winning a giveaway, I instantly converted my gift card into these three books. I’ve had my eye on Murdoku for a while, and I picked the other two because I wanted something special that wouldn’t work as an ebook.

Dalí: Les dîners de Gala by Taschen

From Amazon: The opulent dinner parties thrown by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) and his wife and muse, Gala (1894–1982) were the stuff of legend. Luckily for us, Dalí published a cookbook in 1973, Les diners de Gala, which reveals some of the sensual, imaginative, and exotic elements that made up their notorious gatherings.

This abridged reissue features 78 of his recipes over 12 chapters, specially illustrated by Dalí, and organized by meal courses, including aphrodisiacs. The illustrations and recipes are accompanied by Dalí’s extravagant musings on subjects such as dinner conversation: “The jaw is our best tool to grasp philosophical knowledge.”

Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles by M. Garand

From Amazon: Step into the shoes of a police detective as you reconstruct each crime scene in these visually addictive puzzles, combining the simplicity of sudoku with the mystery of Cluedo and the storytelling of classic logic puzzles.

Analyse the clues, find each suspect’s exact position and reveal who was alone with the victim.

Do you have the wits to solve the case? Or will you send an innocent bystander to jail?

Griffin and Sabine 25th Anniversary Edition by Nick Bantock 

From Amazon: Loved by millions the world over, Griffin & Sabine redefines the art of the novel. With its combination of lush illustration, creative storytelling, and the guilty pleasure of reading other people’s correspondence, Griffin & Sabine is part romance, part mystery, and completely a work of art. Each turn of the page contains a new card or letter to be unfolded from its envelope, and is vibrant with wildly imaginative creatures, landscapes, and intrigue.