The Puzzle Box

Trussoni’s ingenious Mike Brink returns for the challenge of a lifetime in this superb sequel to The Puzzle Master. The Dragon Box was created during Japan’s Meiji Era to hide an important secret. The only two people who knew how to solve the puzzle died without divulging its secrets. So, every 12 years, coinciding with the year of the Dragon, the emperor of Japan invites the world’s best puzzle master to try to solve the box. No one has been able to solve it—or to survive the attempt. This year is Brink’s turn. The fiendish puzzle sends him and his Japanese American guide Sakura around Japan seeking the answer, all while outmaneuvering danger at every turn, for there are others, including an old enemy of Brink’s, who want access to the secret and are willing to kill for it. Beloved characters, like Connie and Rachel, as well as previously met enemies, return, and new puzzles are included to whet solvers’ appetites.