About this episode

In this episode, the host begins an investigation into the complex literary puzzle 'Cains Jawbone', exploring its structure and the methodical approach to solving it.

Cains Jawbone is a 1934 literary puzzle by Edward Powys Mathers, pen name Torquemada. 100 pages of dense prose, six murders, six murderers, printed deliberately out of order with no map, no key, and no instructions. The number of possible arrangements is 9.3 followed by 157 zeros. Only four people in history have solved it correctly. This is Episode 1. I'm a licensed private investigator, trained mentalist, and memory competitor, and I'm treating this exactly like a criminal investigation: evidence gathered, weighted, corroborated, and tested before any conclusion gets made. No guessing. No rushing to a solution that feels right. Every connection has to be earned. We start here. With method. With one page. With the question of who is actually speaking. Follow along. This is going to take a while. Access the free tier or go deeper with exclusive paid challenges: https://www.omniscient-insights.com/axiom https://www.omniscient-insights.com/community-home MERCH -- https://the-deductionist.myspreadshop.co.uk/all E-SCAPE GAME -- https://www.youtube.com/@thedeductionistteam Everything else you need -- https://linktr.ee/bencardall #CainsJawbone #Torquemada #truecrimepodcast…

People in this episode

Host: ben cardall

Topics covered

• literary puzzle
• murder mystery
• investigation
• problem solving
• mentalism

Keywords

• Cains Jawbone
• literary puzzle
• Edward Powys Mathers
• murder
• investigation
• mentalism
• Torquemada

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cains Jawbone

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