Puzzle Box

It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan’s most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost power. In this moment of crisis, Emperor Meiji locked a priceless Imperial secret in the Dragon Box. Only two people knew how to open the box—Meiji and the box’s sadistic constructor—and both died without telling a soul what was inside or how to open it.

The Aldens are on vacation in Seattle! On their first day of sightseeing a mystery falls right into their laps when Benny finds a riddle taped to the bottom of a table. What does the riddle mean, and where will it take them? Follow Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny as they crack the mysterious riddle on their way through the Emerald City.

Three mysteries in one collection! This volume includes: The Rock 'n' Roll Mystery, The Secret of the Mask, and The Seattle Puzzle.

Imagine if you had to put a 1,000-piece puzzle together without so much as a glance at the big picture. Wouldn't that be a discouraging task? That is how many people find life. Millions of folks are struggling to locate satisfactory answers to life's big questions. There are many different explanations for our role on Earth and how we arrived here. But who is correct? Does anybody possess an accurate picture so we can complete life's puzzle? Yes, with a humble thoroughness and confidence, Hurst leads the listener of this work on a tour of the box top to life's puzzle.

كانت القصّة كما روتها ناهد بانفعالٍ شديد تتمحور حول خروج والديها وبقاءها وحيدةً في الفيلا إلى أن حضرت شاحنة نقلٍ كبيرة تحمل بعض الصناديق وأنزلت واحدًا منها في الحديقة بعد ان أخبرها بأنّه يحتوي على الثلاجة التي أرسلها عمها من الخارج...بدا الصندوق عاديًا حتى لاحظت ناهد أنَّ قطعةً من الخشب تتحرك فاقتربت منه ونظرت خلال الثقوب لترى عينين ينظران إليها بخوفٍ وذهول..