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  • Published: 1 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241870990
  • Imprint: Viking Non Fiction
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $40.00
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Passcode

The Billionaire's Inheritance



A dead billionaire. A hidden fortune. 28,000 possible passcodes. Only one can unlock the safe.

A bestselling mystery writer has died, leaving more than £100 million in gold locked inside a safe – and one final twist in his will. His children won’t automatically inherit his fortune: everyone has the same chance to claim it. Somewhere among the 28,000 six-digit codes in this book is the one passcode that opens the safe. Following a series of rules, readers must use logic and careful observation to eliminate the codes that can’t be right until only one remains. No advanced maths or specialist knowledge is required – just patience, persistence and powers of deduction. An immersive, screen-free elimination puzzle with 28,000 possibilities, one answer and a fortune at stake.

  • Published: 1 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241870990
  • Imprint: Viking Non Fiction
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $40.00
Categories:

About the author

Alan Connor

Alan Connor's books include 188 Words for Rain, Two Girls, One on Each Knee and The Joy of Quiz. He has been the question editor for Richard Osman's House of Games and Only Connect. He has written official books for The Traitors, Pointless, The Shipping Forecast and Jack Reacher. He has been the puzzle consultant for Ludwig and Inside No 9. He is an Emmy-nominated scriptwriter whose credits include Borat 2, Charlie Brooker's Wipe and Have I Got News for You. He writes in the shed on his family's allotment where possible.

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