Merry Murdle - 25 Fiendishly Festive Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles

Murdle

by G.T. Karber

Deductive Logico has arrived at the North Pole, but there's no time to indulge in festive fun - mysteries don't stop for Christmas, and Santa Claus has been kidnapped!

Join Logico as he swaps Christmas cake for casefiles to expose Santa's abductor. Along the way, he faces the biggest puzzle of all: does Santa Claus even exist?

Stuffed to the brim with illustrations, codes and maps, Merry Murdle is the fiendishly festive detective casebook that will keep you sleuthing all through the holidays.

Genres: Mystery, Christmas, Fiction, Puzzles, Holiday, Crime, Mystery Thriller

222 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2025

About the author

G.T. Karber grew up in a small town in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas with a degree in mathematics and English literature. Then, he moved to Los Angeles, where he received a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

As the General Secretary of the Hollywood Mystery Society, a theater ensemble and cinematic social club, he has overseen the staging of more than 30 immersive whodunits in the LA area. His first feature film, Killer Party, a horror-comedy-musical-whodunit he co-wrote and directed, is currently in post-production with plans to premiere in festivals in 2023.

Reviews

[Nofreeusernames Nofreeusernames · Rating 5 out of 5]

Úplně top adventní kalendář!

[Miriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25

[Aslı Dağlı · Rating 5 out of 5]

Merry Murdle'ı yazın çevirmiştim ama paylaşmak için duyurulmasını bekledim çünkü SÜRPRİİİZ!

Kitap 25 bulmacadan oluşuyor. Mantıktan ve bilimden başka hiçbir şeye inanmayan sevgili Çıkarım Ustası Logico varlığına hiç ihtimal vermediği Noel Baba'nın peşine düşüyor çünkü NOEL BABA KAYIP! Uslu çocukların hediyelerinin (ve yaramazların kömür parçalarının) vaktinde dağıtılabilmesi için Noel Baba'nın Noel'den önce bulunması gerek. Yani bu defa bulmacaları çözerken zamana karşı yarışıyoruz! 🎅🏻 Bu süreçte ren geyikleri de, elfler de, Noel Anne de bizimle. Ve Kuzey Kutbu'ndayız!

Ayrıca kitabın sonunda sizi yılbaşı kurabiyesi tarifleri, alkollü ve alkolsüz yılbaşı kokteyli tarifleri falan da bekliyor. Tam mevsime uygun, aşırı tatlı bir bulmaca kitabı.

[Czytanietostylzycia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muszę przyznać, że nie spodziewałam się, jak bardzo te zagadki mnie wciągną. Na początku niektóre sprawiały mi trudność, ale z każdą kolejną nabierałam wprawy i rozwiązywanie stało się czystą przyjemnością. Chciałam dawkować sobie po jednej zagadce dziennie - jak w kalendarzu adwentowym - ale okazało się to niemożliwe. Kończyłam jedną i od razu miałam ochotę przejść do następnej. To było tak przyjemne, satysfakcjonujące i wciągające!
Nigdy wcześniej nie sięgnęłam po żadną część tej serii, ale teraz na pewno nadrobię zaległości!
Jestem zakochana w całym wydaniu tej pozycji, w pomysle na formę rozwiązywania zagadek, opisach podejrzanych, miejsc zbrodni i narzędzi, dodatkach na końcu książki oraz, mimo morderstw, wyczuwalnej świątecznej atmosferze.
Z czystym sumieniem mogę powiedzieć, że czas spędzony z Merry Murdle był cudowną przygodą, pełną tajemnic, skupienia, zabawy i satysfakcji.
Jeśli kochacie zagadki, znacie kogoś, kto uwielbia je rozwiązywać, albo nie macie jeszcze kalendarza adwentowego (lub prezentu pod choinkę) - kupujcie! Bardzo polecam!💚
[Współpraca recenzencka. Bardzo dziękuję @wydawnictwo_publicat]

[Kait Hanlon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibly fun and festive! My kids got in on it with me too and loved it. Definitely going to be picking up some other Murdle books!

[Joana Macieira · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sempre um sucesso ❤️

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Such a fun idea and definitely my kind of advent calendar going forward! Love love love murdle!

[E.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice puzzle book, it was done in 3 days because I wanted to go on

[Ian Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really festive fun book, with a good level of challenge. the overall story arc holds the collection together in a silly but entertaining way.
Also a good mix of variation to this style of puzzle to keep people engaged.

[r.j. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute, but the puzzles were a lot easier than in the past... or I'm getting better?

[Lotte Potte · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute joy, a Christmas story AND lots of puzzles in a book?! Thats what dreams are made of

[Alison Christie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was good fun. Started off pretty easy by my goodness the brain cells were fairly buzzing on one or two of the later puzzles. Thank goodness for pencil and rubber!

[Angélique Hermes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice brain cracker for the holliday season. I enjoyed the puzzles. The story in itself isn't great, but good enough to give the feeling of being a detective solving a crime and to get you going. It's a good present to pass on to the next detective.

[Tricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of fun leading up to Christmas. Please make one for next year!

[Casey Millington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, I have been able to fully complete another awesome collection of murder mystery logic puzzles from G.T. Karber. This time, Karber's usual amalgamation of 'murder sudoku' features a festive twist of the Christmas season, with twenty five murders and mysteries culminating in resolving the strange disappearance of Santa Claus. Like the previous entries, this is brimming with clever puzzles, illustrations, secret codes and maps is perfect for any aspiring sleuth along the likes of Agatha's Christie's well-loved characters Poirot and Marple.

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun and addictive. It’s been my first Murdle book and it won’t be the last!

I think it’s a great introduction to the series, since the puzzles aren’t very hard but are still satisfying enough to keep you coming back for more.

One thing I didn’t like as much is the physical quality of the book itself: the paper is very thin, and the binding makes it difficult to keep it open.

If you’re curious, you can try the daily Murdle (or the mini Murdle as a tutorial) on the official website, murdle.com, before committing to the book.

[Aleksandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jaka to była dobra rozrywka!!!

Merry Murdle doskonale umila grudniowy czas oczekiwania na Boże Narodzenie – na każdy dzień przygotowana jest zagadka logiczna, opisy pełne humoru, a wszystko spięte klamrą i satysfakcjonujące!

Chyba już wiem, co będę rozdawać w przyszłym roku w formie przedmikołajkowych prezentów...!

[Sifa Poulton · Rating 4 out of 5]

At this point, I think that it's just a given that the MURDLE BOOKS are getting very short as the Christmas edition - MERRY MURDLE - has only 25 puzzles in it. However, there are five suspects each time, making the grids larger, which I appreciated. This took more consideration than the 3x3 or 4x4 in the other books.

As for the story, the idea of Santa being kidnapped and so trying to work out whodunnit before Christmas by eliminating murderers (why would a murderer kidnap Santa?) was a fun reversal on the usual format. The final section was a little annoying (so much flipping backward and forward and one told you it required googling!) but overall, it was fun (and could be done one a day if you wanted).

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first murdle and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Corny storyline, but decent logic puzzles. I LOVE logic puzzles. My husband got me another murdle for Christmas and I'm excited to get into that one. This made my math nerd brain happy.

[Danika Jaskulak-Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

not sure if this counts as a “read” book, but I’m counting it. such a fun an festive puzzle book that I think is supposed to be done as an advent calendar. I started it a little late and then fell behind around christmas, but really enjoyed all the puzzles.

[Alexia | Books4Dreamz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved it! The festive theme was so fun, and the puzzles were irresistibly addictive. Truly the perfect Christmas stocking stuffer!

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute, festive, and challenging! A quick holiday-themed puzzle book with surprisingly a lot of fun, extra goodies inside including Christmas cocktail recipes.

[Jo Rawlins · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite Murdle book yet!

[Emily Mcleod · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent addition to the Murdle family. I tried to do one puzzle each day, like an advent calendar BUT I got too excited and solved it all a few days early. Great :) haven’t had this much Christmas fun since Diehard came out in cinemas.

[Savannah Flack · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these! Super fun and festive and filled with lots of good logic puzzles!

[Samantha Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fun way to celebrate Advent. Loved the puzzles and the quirky Christmas characters.

Would definitely recommend and I hope they have another one I can do next year!

[Stephanie Guerra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these I cannot wait to get the rest! Challenging and make you think but not too hard.

[Destiny Cejka · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good murdle puzzle and these were nice and festive. a good variety of easy and hard puzzles counting down to Christmas

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new favorite type of advent calendar! I loved doing a puzzle/day and kudos to the author for doing some narrative flow & fun elements throughout the book.

[Helena Paciorek · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75

Było spoko, ale niektóre zdecydowanie za łatwe i bardzo powtarzalne. Sama historia całkiem git 👍