What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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The Great Spy Race
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SOLVED. Children's Mystery Puzzle book (like CYOA Choose Your Own Adventure). You're a journalist sent to Transylvania (town called Cluj) to solve a mystery. Pack of wolf dogs named Amadeus, Wolfgang, etc. Cover: castle & butler. Read around 1992-1994. [s]
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Might be worth looking through https://gamebooks.org/, which catalogues Choose Your Own Adventure and similar books.
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Becca wrote: "Might be worth looking through https://gamebooks.org/, which catalogues Choose Your Own Adventure and similar books."Thanks! I tried to look through this catalogue but can't seem to find it. There's a game book quite similar to this written by Dane Barrett called The Mystery of Dracula but this story is from 2019. Thanks for your input though, any help is a step closer to finding this book!
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Thanks so much Kris!
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Can we eliminate Crypt Of The Vampire (1984, according to Worldcat.org) by Dave Morris?
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Keyword: vampire | Subject: plot-your-own stories | 1960-1997 ? | Juvenile | Fiction | Book | English
I know this one. The Great Spy Race by Michael Holt.
Simi wrote: "I know this one. The Great Spy Race by Michael Holt."I can't believe it! That's the one! I have been searching for this book for such a long time! Thank you thank you so much! How were you able to figure out what I was talking about? I felt like it was so obscure no one would know. It was one of my favourite books as a child. You have put me out of my misery, now I can sleep well lol. Thanks again!
Glad it's the one you were looking for. There's actually another book in this PuzzleQuest series called The Riddle of the Sphinx.
What's the Name of That Book???
Books mentioned in this topic
The Great Spy Race (other topics)Vampire Express (other topics)
Crypt of the Vampire (other topics)
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Tony Koltz (other topics)Dave Morris (other topics)
I read this book around 1992-1994 but it may have been published earlier. It was a thin softcover book with a Transylvanian castle and the butler from the story on the cover. The story has a spooky, dark, rainy vibe to it. In the book you play a journalist who is assisted around the castle and given clues by a butler who looks like Albert Einstein. You have to solve riddles, complete crosswords and a number of other puzzles to move on in the story. After you completed a puzzle it would direct you to another page to continue the story, very much like a Choose Your Own Adventure. The story included a pack of wolf dogs named Amadeus, Wolfgang etc and a man sitting behind a large mahogany desk who we dont get to see. In the story you arrive at a town called Cluj. Some of the puzzles include a riddle about an elevator, and some rearview mirror writing with the word Cluj written backward. I don't think it was an Usborne book of puzzles even though my own searches bring up usborne books. It was a thin book that was highly entertaining and kept me engrossed for hours. Thanks for any help anyone can offer in finding this book.