The Spy Test: Use your wits and tradecraft to solve the puzzles

Becoming a spy requires a combination of quick wit, creativity, logic, visual skills, and observation. Security agencies use unconventional methods to recruit spies, including newspaper and magazine ads, logic and visual spy puzzles, word puzzles, mole-finding logic puzzles, code-breaking challenges, and observation tests. A dead-drop location, a secret weapon, surveillance devices, and a plan for discovery or capture are all important considerations. This puzzle book is a great gift for anyone interested in the mysterious world of espionage.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Are you ready to become a spy? Every year, security agencies like MI5, MI6, and GCHQ recruit spies from all walks of life, selecting the most remarkable individuals to join their ranks. In the past, these secret services have recruited by tapping unsuspecting civilians on the shoulder, inviting them into the world of espionage. However, in recent decades, they've started using more unconventional methods. This fun spy test will help you determine if you would qualify as a data analyst, support specialist, or field agent. The test includes newspaper and magazine ads to test your quick wit and creativity, logic and visual spy puzzles, word puzzles featuring the names of famous spies, mole-finding logic puzzles, code-breaking challenges, and observation tests. You'll also be asked to choose a location for a dead-drop, identify who is secretly armed, place surveillance devices, and decide what you would do if discovered or caught. This intriguing puzzle book keeps readers covertly decoding for hours, making it the perfect gift for anyone interested in the mysterious world of espionage.

Weight: 180g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711298200