The Six Unsolved Ciphers - by Richard Belfield (Paperback)

About the Book

Combines an entertaining writing style with detailed information on the world's most famous unsolved secret codes. The story behind the creation of each code is detailed as are the efforts to solve them (including some partial successes). The code are also provided for anyone interested in trying to solve them.

Book Synopsis

6 FASCINATING STORIES, 6 MYSTERIOUS CODES

Follow the horrific crimes of the ZODIAC and see the symbol-filled letters he sent to local San Francisco newspapers. Could breaking his code lead to the arrest of this still-at-large serial killer?

Learn how the Declaration of Independence was used to decode part of the BEALE PAPERS. Find the decoder key for the rest of its cipher and a $30 million buried treasure awaits you somewhere in Buford County, Virginia.

See how one man directly challenged the CIA by erecting an encoded sculpture called KRYPTOS at the agency's Langley headquarters--only to prove that his genius could resist the world's best code-breakers and most powerful decryption software.
Plus three more captivating ciphers . . .

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About the Author

Richard Belfield is an award-winning television producer and writer. Currently a Joint Managing Director of Fulcrum TV in London, he has written serveral books in the UK including the USA distributed The Assassination Business. As an investigative journalist, he revealed the first human case of mad cow disease as well as a number of facts relating to the Paris car accident that killed Princess Diana.