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We’re thrilled to announce that Murdle, the bestselling murder mystery puzzle book by G. T. Karber, has been shortlisted for the Book of the Year Nibbie award in the Lifestyle & Illustrated Non-fiction category!

As fans eagerly await the next instalment of this utterly addictive detective puzzle series, the recognition of its excellence by the British Book Awards is a testament to its enduring popularity, publishing excellence and overall merit.

In Murdle, readers are invited to unravel a fiendishly compulsive and absolutely killer collection of 100 original murder mystery logic puzzles. Join Deductive Logico and pit your wits against a slew of dastardly villains in order to discover:

– Who committed the ghastly deed?
– What weapon was used to dispatch the victim?
– Where did the dreadful demise occur?

These humorous mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where, and why. Examine the clues, interview the witnesses, and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit. Packed with illustrations, codes, and maps, this is the must-have detective casebook for the secret sleuth in everyone.

As the anticipation builds for the announcement of the Book of the Year winner, one thing is certain: Murdle isn’t just a puzzle book series – it’s a rollercoaster ride of brain-teasing fun that has quickly become the go-to book for puzzle and crime fiction lovers everywhere.

So, grab your magnifying glass and get ready to Murdle!

Learn more about the award and the shortlist here.

Profile Books has brought its audio production in-house, promoting Louisa Dunnigan to head of audio, and appointing Nathaniel McKenzie to the new position of audio editor and rights executive. The company will also produce titles for new publisher Cheerio, starting with Bacon in Moscow, read by Richard E Grant. Sales and distribution remain with Little, Brown.

Audio publishing at Profile has grown by 82% in the past year. Bestsellers have included Only the Disciplined Are Free by Ryan Holiday and The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. The first title on the 2022 list is Janice Hallett’s The Twyford Code, already selling strongly. Among further titles are We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry (signed from Jenny Hewson at Lutyens & Rubinstein), The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School by Mark McCormack (audio rights acquired from Sarah Wooldridge at IMG), Francis Fukuyama’s Liberalism and Its Discontents, and Oliver Bullough’s Butler to the World. 

“It has been a privilege to work with Little, Brown to publish our audiobooks in the past, and I am very proud to now be building Profile Audio’s publishing even further with colleagues across departments and the brilliant Nathaniel McKenzie. Profile and its imprints publish a range of important, compelling and enjoyable books – it is hugely exciting to be able to bring these to life in another format, ensuring that audio is integrated into our publishing strategies and that our books are accessible to an even wider range of readers,” said Louisa Dunnigan.

Profile MD Andrew Franklin said: “We can all see that audio is an increasingly important part of publishing and making authors’ books available to readers in every possible format everywhere, so this is a great development for us. It has started like a rocket.”

Learn more about these significant steps forward here and here.