Since an accident in his teens rewired his brain, Mike Brink has been nearly unstoppable at solving puzzles of all kinds. So when he is invited by the Japanese emperor to attempt solving the legendary Dragon Box (a possibly mythical puzzle box that has, legend has it, killed all previous potential solvers, and even those who have simply touched it), he can't back down from the challenge, no matter how potentially deadly it is. However, as complex as the puzzle box is, there are even more complications involved, as a rival group is doing everything it can to stop Brink's effort and steal the box.
It's been a long time since I've read a good puzzle-centric thriller, and this one definitely is a propulsive page-turner. Is it 100% believable? Not at all. But it's a fun read, one I'd recommend to anyone that misses the puzzly bits of The Da Vinci Code. This is the second book in the series (The Puzzle Master is book 1), and I enjoyed it even though I hadn't read the first one. I will definitely be going back to do that though.
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