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Murdle Junior Mysteries: Codes, Cover-ups and Cookies
A Mystery Novel
Series: Murdle Junior
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A new Murdle Junior novel from the bestselling Murdle puzzle series! Junior detective Olivia is the greatest computer programmer in the world, so she's extremely excited to be spending the summer working at her father's company. TekCo Futures' latest invention, the MORIARTY Supercomputer, is a powerful...
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The second Murdle Junior novel from the global bestselling series, with puzzles to solve as you read!
The second Murdle Junior novel from the global bestselling series, with puzzles to solve as you read!
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A new Murdle Junior novel from the bestselling Murdle puzzle series!
Junior detective Olivia is the greatest computer programmer in the world, so she's extremely excited to be spending the summer working at her father's company. TekCo Futures' latest invention, the MORIARTY Supercomputer, is a powerful and definitely safe artificial intelligence that most people believe will save the world. Olivia's biggest problem is her arch-rival, Hazel Brown, whose father also works at TekCo.
But when VP Brown collapses in the MORIARTY room, Olivia and Hazel must team up to find out whodunnit... Was it Technologist Turquoise in the server rows? Janitor Salmon in the Metaverse? Or could it have been MORIARTY itself?
Find out as you unravel the mystery alongside Olivia and Hazel in this new Murdle Junior adventure!
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A new Murdle Junior novel from the bestselling Murdle puzzle series! Junior detective Olivia is the greatest computer programmer in the world, so she's extremely excited to be spending the summer working at her father's company. TekCo Futures' latest invention, the MORIARTY Supercomputer, is a powerful and definitely safe artificial intelligence that most people believe will save the world. Olivia's...Paperback$1600Elsewhere:$1899Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order -
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781805223931
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Souvenir Press Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 208
About the Author
G. T. Karber is the award-winning creator of Murdle, the global bestselling puzzle sensation. He grew up in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas with a degree in mathematics and English literature, before gaining an MFA from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. He is the General Secretary of the Hollywood Mystery Society and one of only three non-British authors to have ever published a number one Christmas bestseller in the UK.Wendy Mass is a New York Times bestselling children's author. Her first book was A Mango-Shaped Space, and since then she has written thirty-one novels for young people. Wendy lives in New Jersey with her family.
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