Murdle: #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles (Book 1) (Murdle Puzzle Series)

First impressions: A crisp paperback with 384 pages of charming black-and-white illustrations, maps, codes, and quirky suspects—every page beckons you to dive in and solve. It presents the vibe of a detective’s case file rather than a traditional puzzle book. Puzzle design & format: Each of the 100 puzzles invites you to channel your inner Poirot, figuring out who-done-it — the culprit, the weapon, the location — using deduction grids and clever logic hints. The difficulty levels span from easy to “impossible,” ensuring that both beginners and seasoned sleuths stay hooked. What makes it stand out: What I really love about Murdle is how it blends puzzle-solving with storytelling. It’s not just a bunch of logic grids—it actually has a light narrative running through it, with recurring characters like Deductive Logico and Inspector Irratino that give it a fun, almost theatrical feel. The variety in difficulty is great too—some puzzles are quick wins, others really make you slow down and think. It’s so satisfying when everything clicks into place. There’s also a real charm to the presentation. The illustrations, the maps, the grids—they all make it feel like you’re solving a case rather than just doing a brainteaser. It’s smart, but never pretentious, and I found myself totally hooked. What I loved: Addictive variety - The four difficulty tiers keep things fresh. Story continuity - There's a loose overarching narrative featuring Deductive Logico and Inspector Irratino, tying puzzles together Accessible logic - Fair-play puzzles that reward careful deduction—not brute force. Minor niggles: Some puzzles require assumption-testing—with occasional backtracking instead of pure deduction. If you're a pure-logician, this might feel slightly off—but it's a minor quibble in an otherwise polished puzzle experience. Overall verdict: Murdle isn’t just a book—it’s an experience. A delightful hybrid of Cluedo, Sudoku, and narrative mystery, this stands out as the ideal gift for puzzle lovers, fans of crime fiction, and anyone craving a brain-teasing, page-turning challenge. It’s smart, quirky, and thoroughly engaging. Would I recommend it? Absolutely. Add it to your cart, pencil at the ready.

Really enjoying this book! Its a great little book clues are interesting and detailed.

📕 I got this gift for my son, who is very into puzzles and heavily into murder mysteries and has read just about all the Agatha Christie books. The book is clearly printed and quite a good stocking filler for the avid mystery solver. The puzzles are a take on the traditional logic problem, with some characterisation and story added for good measure. 📕 The puzzles have different difficulty levels, but none so far have proved too much of a challenge that the included solutions need to be consulted. I was worried that repetitiveness or very easy puzzles would have the book quickly abandoned, but despite the attractions of television and computers over the Christmas period, plus university course work, the book has had some steady attention. Only time will tell if that will persist, but so far, it is looking good for this new take on the logic puzzle book. ✔️

Present for mother's day absolutely loved and still loving it so original so captivating yes definitely recommend

Really enjoyable and challenging! A good way to pass time and put your brain to the test

I have had this book for a while and love it so much I bought another copy for a gift. I recommend for any puzzler in your life. It’s something a little bit different.

This logic book is clever and fun, and I really enjoyed the storytelling. The puzzles get progressively harder and the clues fit right in with Detective theme. However there are two reasons for my rating; the size and thickness of the book makes it difficult to complete the puzzles - it doesn't lie flat and for the harder puzzles you have to keep flipping pages back and forth to look at the clues. It gets annoying quick. The other reason is that my pencil bleeds through the next page. These things have affected my enjoyment of it.

I bought this book for a friend and he really enjoyed it.

It is very interesting and a good mystery book to solve . My favourite part is the answer key as after solving the mystery it gives more content to the mystery.

Good puzzles with a twist of murder.

These are logic grid puzzles with a twist that makes them even more enjoyable as mind-benders. Also got the others in the entire series. Great as casual evening games or simply to keep the mind sharp. Love them!

Very entertaining

I love this book! Keeps me and my brain busy!