The Lateral Thinking Challenges, Volume One
Fifty Pause-and-Solve Brain Teasers with Hints, Answers and Fair TwistsBy Alistair CrossRecorded TrackLength1h
About this audiobook
Fifty short lateral thinking challenges designed for listening, pausing, guessing and replaying. Each puzzle gives you a strange situation, an optional hint, a clear answer and a short explanation of the twist.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor, Other
Length1 hr
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 9, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
30Puzzle twenty five. The Runner Who Finished First.
2Introduction.
31Puzzle twenty six. The Bell That Ended Lunch.
3Round one. Warm-up.
32Puzzle twenty seven. The Borrowed Umbrella.
4Puzzle one. The Unbroken Glass.
33Puzzle twenty eight. The Quiet Fire Alarm.
5Puzzle two. The Free Breakfast.
34Puzzle twenty nine. The Missing Signature.
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6Puzzle three. The Silent Phone Call.
35Puzzle thirty. The Man Who Paid to Lose.
7Puzzle four. The Runner With No Shoes.
36Round four. Careful wording.
8Puzzle five. The Wet Floor Sign.
37Puzzle thirty one. The Witness Who Saw Nothing.
9Puzzle six. The Light That Made Him Stop.
38Puzzle thirty two. The Locked Safe With No Key.
10Puzzle seven. The Empty Bowl.
39Puzzle thirty three. The Last Candle.
11Puzzle eight. The Wrong Birthday Cake.
40Puzzle thirty four. The Missing Passenger.
12Puzzle nine. The Locked Room Window.
41Puzzle thirty five. The Photograph That Cleared Him.
13Puzzle ten. The Chair That Disappeared.
42Puzzle thirty six. The Firefighter Who Started the Fire.
14Round two. Everyday misdirection.
43Puzzle thirty seven. The Helpful Stranger.
15Puzzle eleven. The Applause Before the Speech.
44Puzzle thirty eight. The Locked Phone.
16Puzzle twelve. The Cake Nobody Ate.
45Puzzle thirty nine. The Empty Witness Box.
17Puzzle thirteen. The Message in the Lift.
46Puzzle forty. The Train That Left Early.
18Puzzle fourteen. The Doorbell at Midnight.
47Round five. Final turns.
19Puzzle fifteen. The Missing Page.
48Puzzle forty one. The Locked Library Book.
20Puzzle sixteen. The Broken Trophy.
49Puzzle forty two. The Accurate Map That Misled Everyone.
21Puzzle seventeen. The Wrong Train.
50Puzzle forty three. The Clock That Proved a Lie.
22Puzzle eighteen. The Red-Handed Painter.
51Puzzle forty four. The Choir With No Voices.
23Puzzle nineteen. The Empty Envelope.
52Puzzle forty five. The Safe House That Was Not Safe.
24Puzzle twenty. The Child Who Won by Losing.
53Puzzle forty six. The Message No One Could Read.
25Round three. Hidden contexts.
54Puzzle forty seven. The Rescue That Started With Waiting.
26Puzzle twenty one. The Smoke Without Fire.
55Puzzle forty eight. The Painting That Became Worth Less.
27Puzzle twenty two. The Note That Saved the Shop.
56Puzzle forty nine. The Locked Gate With No Fence.
28Puzzle twenty three. The Vanishing Queue.
57Puzzle fifty. The Final Silence.
29Puzzle twenty four. The Photograph of the Future.
58A final word.
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