A new twist on the daily puzzle, Murdle is a mix between a murder mystery and a classic logic puzzle. The installments in this book are based off the popular web puzzles by G.T. Karber. and get increasingly difficult the deeper you get (though none will truly break your brain). Nothing too graphic or bloody, these puzzles are intended to cater to those of us who want a little crime with our crosswords or slaying with our sudoku, but in a cozy package.

Like any type of puzzle, it conforms to a pattern, which, if you work through the book in one go might get a little repetitive. However, don't do as I did. Dabble. One or two a day is a fun addition to the other puzzles out there.

Trying to read the puzzles on my phone was too difficult. I think these would be fun to do with the actual book. Unfortunately, the pictures were grayed out and the formatting was weird. I’d definitely try the physical version though.

This book did not download well on my Kindle and was difficult to read as a result. It does look like a great puzzle book, I do plan to purchase a hard copy.

This did not download well onto the kindle so it was hard to use. I think this book has a great concept but will have to get via paperback.

The book isn't made for a Kindle but the paperback version is so much fun and I love to do the puzzles in my free time or right before bed to wind down with.

This book was so fun, with mysteries ranging from easy to difficult. It was like playing Clue without the board!

I like the creative way this book is put together, a twist on the standard logic puzzle. The way it lays out the different suspects, locations, etc. with information you can pull into the puzzle makes for an interesting approach and a little more detective work on the part of the reader. The early puzzles in the book have been on the easy end, but there are also extra hints for each puzzle at the back of the book.

Pub date: 6/13/23
Genre: puzzles, mystery
Quick summary: The online mystery game Murdle has become a fun daily diversion - now, you can take Murdle with you anywhere, with puzzles of varying difficulty.

I found Murdle by accident, and I was excited to see that this book was coming out soon. I enjoyed the puzzles - they have enough silly details to make you smile/laugh/roll your eyes at the puns and jokes. There are four levels of difficulty, as well as an introduction to solving logic puzzles at the beginning of the book. If you love Clue, this is the book for you!

One note of caution: I do not recommend getting this as an e-book unless you are committed to transposing the grids onto paper, as it's really hard to solve the puzzles without pencil and paper. Physical book is the way to go here, and I think this would be a fun stocking stuffer for puzzle lovers!

Thank you to St. Martin's Griffin for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed taking this book to the pub with me and solving the murders with the bartenders when the bar was slow. This was the perfect solution to anyone who's ever considered themself a detective and needed a "whodunnit" to solve!

I thought I was getting into a puzzle mystery that we needed to solve. This is more of a logic puzzle activity book. I do adore these styles of puzzles, but doing them digitally was very difficult as I couldn't write on it in this format. I think if the description had been clearer, I wouldn't be as disappointed as I am. I am only disappointed because I expected it to be a word puzzle or in the style of a grown-up Encyclopedia Brown mystery anthology with short mysteries and solutions at the back of the book.

Murdle: Volume 1 was so much fun! I lost myself trying to figure out the investigations. Highly recommended to anymore who loves to solve a good mystery.

A lot of fun for mystery lovers! I do think this book works better in a physical format, but we still had fun going through and solving the different puzzles through the digital format. Definitely will be purchasing!

Such a fun book! I feel like this is best read in physical format, as it is easier to look back at information.

I learned my brain does not like these kinds of puzzles. I think a lot of people would really enjoy it, just not for me.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC.

Murdle is a great lot of fun for mystery lovers with curious minds!

Thank you for the great time. You wouldn't believe how many friends saw me on a break trying to figure out your mysteries on my phone who are now planning on buying your book, either for themselves or for loved ones.

P. S. I am an enthusiastic coffee fan, and I am in LOVE twitch my color changing Murdle mug (I cannot drink a hot beverage that isn't in THIS MUG)! I just wanted you to know your fans really DO APPRECIATE you (as well as your very thoughtful gift). 😉

I was really excited about this one, but it’s nearly impossible to follow along and complete these puzzles on an e-reader. I think I’ll need to get a physical copy to actually give this a better try.

Thanks to the publisher for the gifted copy!

Thanks to the publisher for the e-copy.

This is a really cool book - albeit one that's really tough to review from an e-copy. Lots of neat puzzles and a total time killer!

I'll probably buy a physical copy so I can actually try to solve them - I'm a pencil and paper kinda girl.

This was fun! I'll go through it again with my kiddo when she's a little older. A bit confusing to follow with the kindle version, so I recommend getting a hard copy, but a great idea, and I'll look into Volume 2 when it's out!

I love murder mysteries but I honestly didn't know what I was getting into with this one. It just didn't work for me. Sounds fun, but I was looking for a fun mystery to read, not puzzles to figure out.

Okay I originally got this book as an eBook, and it was quite hard to follow the clues. So, I ordered the paperback, and I am so glad I did. It changed everything! This is not the book to get as an eBook. Once I got the paperback and dove into the puzzles though I was hooked, you will have to do a lot of flipping back and forth between the pages, but if you like puzzles or games like clue, this will be a hit for you.