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***THE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!***

'THE PUZZLE SENSATION OF THE YEAR!' - JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of THE TWYFORD CODE
'I'M COMPLETELY OBSESSED' - OLIVIA BLACKE, author of A FATAL GROOVE

* The 'utterly addictive' murderous puzzle book for armchair detectives everywhere *

From G. T. Karber, the creator…

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1 author picked Murdle as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Murdle isn’t a crime novel, or certainly not a conventional one. This quirky puzzle book focuses on logic and deduction – perfect for armchair detectives.

As a teenager, I would spend hours on holiday doing logic puzzles. This is a crime fiction version – similar to a game of Cluedo – and is keeping me occupied for hours. A more-than-slightly-mad story links all of the puzzles together, providing an incentive to work through the book from beginning to end.

The puzzles get more difficult as the book progresses, so you do need to concentrate on them. It will take me…

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The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

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