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How Murdle’s creator turned his crime puzzles into a global hit

By Robert Crampton
The Times·
11 mins to read

First, Greg Karber’s murder-mystery puzzles went viral - now they are a publishing sensation. The failed scriptwriter from Los Angeles talks to Robert Crampton.

I would never presume to call myself anything so grand as the Times quizmaster. That title belongs to the one and only Olav Bjortomt, on whose daily general knowledge workout I reliably register a distressingly average nine out of fifteen. Nor am I especially adept at crosswords, acrostics or other assorted puzzles. Although I do Codeword

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