“Cain’s Jawbone” is seductive.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
A 1934 murder mystery’s pages were printed out of order. Now the world is obsessed.
Only four people have ever solved the puzzle contained in the pages of ‘Cain’s Jawbone.’ TikTok helped turn the obscure, 100-page British novel into a craze.
December 26, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EST