@TimToyGeek wrote:
The Secret! I loved that book, and re-read it until it nearly fell apart.
I was a big fan of the mythical creatures in the main section of the book, and the creative puppets and illustrations of each one.
I must have stared at those poems and paintings for hours trying to figure out what it all meant, and how to find the treasures. Around about the time I was trying to figure that out, I heard about the solution to Masquerade, and how complicated it was.
That, coupled with the fact that only two of The Secret's treasures were ever found leads me to believe the solutions to these puzzles are even more arcane, personal to Preiss or random.
However, I would love to revisit these and I look forward to hearing more about your quest to solve the puzzles. Maybe it could lead to the book being reissued. I know I'd love a fresh copy!
Tim