{"product_id":"the-missing-guest-1000-piece-haunted-manor-jigsaw-puzzle","title":"The Missing Guest – 1000-Piece Haunted Manor Jigsaw Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Missing Guest — Haunted Manor Jigsaw Puzzle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/0842376147bfa5b49a4fcee180b63c4a.png?v=1792479531\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpstairs, dinner is being served. Downstairs, someone is begging to be let out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween them stand hidden passages, watchful servants and a guest who has disappeared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore Greywick Manor in 1,000 pieces—a detailed Gothic house where the rooms belong to one unsettling story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/1000.png?v=1792479531\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe came looking for her brother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the autumn of 1893, Clara Bell arrives at Greywick Manor with a question.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer brother, William, visited two weeks ago. Why has he never returned?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe household says he left early. Yet in the entrance hall, Clara spots a suitcase she recognises.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore she can look closer, the butler directs her upstairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat evening, she joins the guests for dinner. Candles burn. Wine is poured. A maid signals urgently from the doorway, and Clara leaves the table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe next course arrives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne chair remains empty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/d43a9792cfa3cf18b0e8dc2d09e5525f.png?v=1792651938\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA red glove. An empty room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe butler says Clara has retired for the evening. His hands stay behind his back, concealing a ring of keys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpstairs, the maid finds disturbed bedding, scattered clothes and a red glove on the floor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeside it is an opening in the wall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClara has found another way through the house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/1_254f80f9-bc4c-4801-8ed9-3b31de50ab5c.png?v=1792651937\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarlier, in the blue-tiled bathroom, she noticed something wrong with her reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA shadow in the mirror turned towards the wall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClara had not moved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind a loose panel, narrow stairs led into the darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe investigator is not alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother dinner guest has quietly left the table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is a detective, following reports of visitors who disappeared after staying at Greywick.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the green library, he kneels beside a muddy trace leading towards the shelves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind him, a bookcase opens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lantern lights the passage beyond it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is being watched.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/2_ce7168e3-103a-4ee6-93d2-5f91bdeff4ec.png?v=1792651937\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe house keeps what its guests leave behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath the roof lie old trunks, covered furniture and a portrait removed from the landing. A doll in a white dress waits among them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe trunks belonged to former visitors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn another room, their clothes still hang on the dressmaker’s mannequins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe woman in the portrait is Eleanor, the owner’s late wife. Her face appears throughout the house.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer husband, Dr Voss, has become obsessed with making her return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind the comfortable rooms, his laboratory holds the evidence of experiments conducted on people who were never allowed to leave.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleanor tried to stop him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/d2d4a5319ae32072526632282ebf2824.png?v=1792651938\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen she attempted to free his captives, she disappeared too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the figure in the bathroom mirror is still pointing out hidden doors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd in the music room, pale hands rest on the piano keys, playing a melody no living guest remembers beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath the dinner table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClara follows the music through the passages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pursuer catches her and takes her underground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove, the kitchen prepares another course. Below, a keeper tends the furnace beside pipes and turning machinery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond them is a locked cell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam is still alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/1_81365fd9-01b2-4290-9d81-904257dc599c.png?v=1792652138\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe maid knows the servants’ routes through the walls. With the detective beside her, she finally dares to use them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey find the missing visitors’ luggage in the wine cellar, stop the keeper and reach the keys outside the cell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe door opens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time that night, Clara and her brother have a way out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollow the footprints into the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe maid leads them along a low passage beneath the greenhouse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey push through the concealed exit between the plants and stone steps. Red fabric catches on the opening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutside, a lantern lights the muddy footprints climbing towards the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5293\/2209\/files\/2_db513981-7724-46fe-9e3a-4412a879b949.png?v=1792652138\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe carriage is waiting beyond the gates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy dawn, the doctor and his butler are in custody.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEleanor’s portrait is returned to the landing. The mirror reflects normally. The piano falls silent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly the attic doll remains troubling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last man to inspect the room remembers it facing the wall when he entered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he closed the door, it was looking at him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChoose a room. Settle in. Look closer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBegin with the burgundy bedroom, sort the blue bathroom tiles or build the shelves of the green library.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen connect the rooms: the glove beside the hidden opening, the luggage above and below ground, the keys outside the cell, and the red traces near the greenhouse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are patterned floors, crowded shelves, brass machinery and glass panes to bring together—and small scenes to return to once the last piece is in place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePut the kettle on and spend an evening inside a house with rather a lot to hide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA thoughtful gift for someone who loves Gothic fiction, intricate illustrations and a pleasantly unsettling puzzle night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1,000 pieces · Finished size: 70 × 50 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA traditional jigsaw featuring an original fictional mystery told through its illustration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherish Pieces","offers":[{"title":"1000 PCS","offer_id":67645152723117,"sku":"Kongbu02-1000pcs","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/3019\/1277\/files\/9f51552b11f9d48d1aa47638aceefcfb_490f4104-d81e-47ea-8dd9-ae43e72cc72b.jpg?v=1792909001","url":"https:\/\/www.cherishjigsaws.store\/de\/products\/the-missing-guest-1000-piece-haunted-manor-jigsaw-puzzle","provider":"Cherish Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}