The GCHQ Puzzle Book II

Train your brain with these fiendishly difficult puzzles, the perfect companion for anyone wanting to keep their mind busy 
 
'Fiendishly tricky' Daily Mail 
 
With their first bestselling book, The GCHQ Puzzle Book, the UK's intelligence and security experts tested us with puzzles, codes and real-life entrance tests from their archives. 
 
Now, they are back with a NEW collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles that will leave you pondering for hours. 
 
For those who often found themselves stumped with the first book, The GCHQ Puzzle Book 2 offers even more starter puzzles to get those brains warmed up. Puzzle aficionados needn't worry though, as there is also an 'Even Harder' section to test everyone to their limits . . . 
 
Not only that, but in celebration of GCHQ's centenary, the puzzles in this new book sit alongside stories, facts and photos from the organisation's first 100 years at the heart of the nation's security. From the Government Code &amp; Cipher School, to Bletchley Park, through to protecting against cyberattacks, the security of our country is in the hands of GCHQ. With this book, you get exclusive snapshots into the organisation that keeps us all safe. 
 
Train your brain to compete with the smartest in the country with this stimulating book of puzzles. If you haven't yet tested yourself with the first instalment of The GCHQ Puzzle Book, check it out now! 
 
'This is the perfect gift to fuel his ludicrous presumption that he could have definitely been a spy - even better if he's already dog-eared the first version' Huffington Post

This isn't your grandfather's Sudoku book. Rather, it's a puzzle compendium put together by the organisation that made the Bletchley Park breakthroughs - quizzes, bewilderments and brainteasers to challenge even the sharpest of minds

The fiendishly difficult puzzle book is back. This is the perfect gift to fuel his ludicrous presumption that he could have definitely been a spy - even better if he's already dog-eared the first version

GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) is a signals intelligence and cyber security organisation whose mission is to keep Britain safe from terror attacks and cybercrime.

The first book from GCHQ took the UK by storm as the leading intelligence and security experts tested us with puzzles, codes and challenges from their top-secret archives. Now, they are back with a new collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles that will leave readers pondering for hours. 
 
For those who often found themselves stumped with the first book, there will be even more starter puzzles to get those brains warmed up. Puzzle aficionados needn't worry either as there will also be an 'Even Harder' section to test them to their limits. 
 
In celebration of GCHQ's centenary in 2019 the puzzles will be structured around vignettes of history from the organisation's archives. These will give exclusive snapshots into the organisation that keeps up all safe, making it a book to treasure.

Perfect for anyone who likes a good headscratcher

The GCHQ Puzzle Book

Would GCHQ recruit you? Pit your wits against the people who cracked Enigma in the official puzzle book from Britain's top secret intelligence and security organisation 
 
Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyber attack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. 
 
Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try. 
 
In this book you will find: 
 
- Tips on how to get into the mindset of a codebreaker 
 
- Puzzles ranging in difficulty from easy to brain-bending 
 
- A competition section where we search for Britain's smartest puzzler 
 
With hundreds of stimulating puzzles, The GCHQ Puzzle Book is the perfect companion and will keep you occupied as you attempt to beat the smartest brains in Britain. 
 
GOOD LUCK! 
 
'Fiendish . . . as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling' Guardian 
 
'Ideal for the crossword enthusiast' Daily Telegraph 
 
Looking for more ways to test yourself? The GCHQ Puzzle Book 2, a new collection of head-scratching, mind-boggling and brain-bending puzzles is out now!

A fiendish work, as frustrating, divisive and annoying as it is deeply fulfilling: the true spirit of Christmas

Surely the trickiest puzzle book in years. Crack these fiendish problems and Trivial Pursuit should be a doddle

Ideal for the crossword enthusiast

An explosion of a puzzle collection, too, with hundreds of questions and loads of peripheral material, including captioned photographs and history of twentieth-century British encryption, featuring the work of Alan Turing

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GCHQ is a top-secret intelligence and security agency which recruits some of the very brightest minds. Over the years, their codebreakers have helped keep our country safe, from the Bletchley Park breakthroughs of WWII to the modern-day threat of cyberattack. So it comes as no surprise that, even in their time off, the staff at GCHQ love a good puzzle. Whether they're recruiting new staff or challenging each other to the toughest Christmas quizzes and treasure hunts imaginable, puzzles are at the heart of what GCHQ does. Now they're opening up their archives of decades' worth of codes, puzzles and challenges for everyone to try.

GCHQ

The Prince of Wales

The Princess of Wales

The brand-new puzzle book from GCHQ, with a foreword from the Prince and Princess of Wales

Can you think like a spy? Then we have a top secret challenge for YOU . . . 
 
For over one hundred years, GCHQ (or the Government Communications Headquarters) have worked in secret to gather information and solve the toughest of problems to help keep the people of the UK safe and secure. 
 
We are analysts, linguists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers, codebreakers, and lots more - all working together in brilliant teams to solve seemingly impossible problems. 
 
At GCHQ, we solve puzzles every day . . . and we're giving you a rare glimpse into our world, by setting you a top secret mission: solve problems and break codes that could befuddle the cleverest codebreaker. 
 
From codes and brainteasers to word riddles to language puzzles, there is something for everyone. So grab your friends and family and see how bringing together a mix of minds can solve anything. 
 
From codes and brainteasers to word riddles and language puzzles, there is something for everyone in a book that challenges you to find out what sort of spy you could be.

GCHQ

Puzzles for Spies

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