About the Author: Manuel Garand is a puzzlemaker from Montreal, Canada, whose puzzles have appeared in the Financial Times.
208 Pages
Games & Activities, Sudoku
Series Name: Murdoku
Description
Book Synopsis
USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestseller! Place the suspects, reveal the killer! These visually appealing, addictive puzzles drop solvers into immersive mini murder mysteries, combining the elegant simplicity of games like sudoku with the storytelling of classic logic problems. But Murdoku introduces its own unique element: full-color visual representations of the characters' environments, with each element playing into the investigation: rooms, furniture, plants, animals, and sometimes additional rules that add an extra twist. You'll explore 80 crime scenes including a bakery, a casino, a chess tournament, a farm, an opera, ... the variety is endless. The puzzles start out easy and gradually increase in difficulty to expert level. Do you have what it takes to become a master detective?
Review Quotes
"One of the richest and most rewarding puzzles I've ever done. Murdoku is deeply satisfying and filled with layers of strategy and variety."--Peter McPherson, Origins Award-winning designer of Tiny Towns
About the Author
Manuel Garand is a puzzlemaker from Montreal, Canada, whose puzzles have appeared in the Financial Times. When he's not inventing new logic puzzles, he's spending time with his two favorite sidekicks--his two-year-old and six-month-old sons--and his wife, Cindy, who was the first to get hooked on his puzzles and remains his most passionate (and competitive) test-solver.
Dimensions (Overall): 9 Inches (H) x 6 Inches (W) x 1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1 Pounds
Suggested Age: Adult
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Games & Activities
Sub-Genre: Sudoku
Series Title: Murdoku
Publisher: Puzzlewright Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Manuel Garand
Language: English
Street Date: October 28, 2025
TCIN: 1003060485
UPC: 9781454961796
Item Number (DPCI): 059-04-2674
Origin: Made in the USA
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Recipient had been playing online and is enjoying the additional background info, clues and puzzles. Will continue to check Target for Vol 2 and looking forward to receiving the pre-ordered new Volume 3! Also, Target packaging was strong, eco-friendly/recyclable providing full protection of this softbound book.
EmmaB
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 April, 2026Verified purchase
Pleasant surprise
I enjoy mostly math puzzles - kakuro, nonograms, killer sodoku, calcudoku. I try a lot of puzzle books, and there are a lot of disappointing ones. So I was pleasantly surprised that this book was entertaining, challenging, and well done. I do think a few of the clues/rules were ambiguous, but it was so few and I was so entertained by the challenge of this book that I still have to give it five stars. Thank you to the author for something new and well done!