CRIME PREVENTION PAYS OFF
NEW BOOK GIVES FULL DETAILS

Berkeley, CA, March 1, 1994 -- Talk about crime is heard everywhere these
days: in the State of Union address, on TV newscasts, during press
conferences, at school board meetings, over the dinner table. As evidenced
by the number of real-life TV cop shows, crime dramas, best-selling books,
and computer simulation games, the fascination with preventing, stopping,
and solving crime is growing. For the thousands of people who are
engrossed in matching wits against criminals' in the ultra-realistic
Police Quest games from Sierra OnLine, Osborne/McGraw-Hill has just
published the Police Quest Casebook, Second Edition.

Written with original stories to describe each of the four Police Quest
games, the Police Quest Casebook provides readers with tips, warnings, and
strategies to help them get through the games successfully. The
novelizations about the games add dimension and personality to the
characters of Sonny Bonds, the police detective in the first three Police
Quest games, and John Carey, the detective in the latest game, Open
Season.

With the Police Quest Casebook, readers will find:

* Background details of life (and death) in all four 
  Police Quest games
* Screen-by-screen walkthroughs to help readers avoid 
  deadly mistakes 
* Maps and diagrams for each game so readers never miss a bust
* Puzzle solutions in case readers get trapped and do not know
  what to do next 
* Mug shots and profiles of the characters in the games
* Bulletin board and online services that offer law enforcement
  information and support

As an interesting sideline, there is an exclusive interview with ex-Los
Angeles police chief Daryl F. Gates. Gates worked with Sierra On-Line to
create and design Police Quest: Open Season, the new game that is set in a
very realistic, modern-day Los Angeles. In this interview, Gates offers
perceptive insights about the considerations involved in designing Open
Season and background information about actual police investigations and
arrests.

Author Peter Scisco says, "When it comes to computer games, there is only
one definitive police procedural--Police Quest." And when it comes to
playing Police Quest successfully, there is only one definitive book--the
Police Quest Casebook.

The Police Quest Casebook, Second Edition. is soft cover, 384 pages, and
illustrated throughout. Suggested retail price: $19.95. ISBN:
0-07-882008-1. For orders only, phone 1-(800)-227-0900, Monday through
Friday, 8:30AM - 4:30PM Pacific Time.

Peter Scisco, author of the original Police Quest Casebook, has also
written scores of magazine articles and is the co-author of The Big Book
of PC Sports. An avid reader of police procedurals and hard-boiled
detective novels, Scisco has followed Sierra On-Line's Police Quest series
with intense interest since its debut in 1987.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill is a leading publisher of quality computer books that
include tutorials, references, and user guides written for people at all
levels of computer proficiency. Best known for its Made Easy, Complete
Reference, and Pocket Reference series of books, Osborne is targeting
customer support, emerging technologies, and innovative applications as
vital growth areas in computer book publishing in the 1990s. Osborne books
are available in bookstores and computer stores everywhere.

Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2600 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
510-549-6600,  Fax: 510-549-6603,   orders: 800-227-0900

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