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Greg T. Karber is an American author of the Murdle series of murder mystery puzzle books.
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Greg T. Karber is an American author of the Murdle series of murder mystery puzzle books.
Greg [1] Karber was raised in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney. [2] His maternal grandfather worked as an FBI agent in San Francisco in the 1960s. [3]
He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and English literature from the University of Arkansas, and an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. [2]
Karber is a computer programmer. [4] A mystery enthusiast, in 2022 he created Murdle, a web-based daily murder mystery game modeled on Wordle. [4] The first two paperback volumes of Murdle were published in 2023, with the third volume published in March 2024. [4] [5]
In December 2023, Karber undertook a UK bookshop tour, and appeared on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week . [6]
For Christmas 2023, Murdle was the bestselling book in the UK, [7] [8] making Karber the third non-British person to achieve that distinction, following Dan Brown and Michelle Obama. [3] [9]
In May of 2024, Murdle received the British Book Award for overall book of the year. [10]
Karber lives in Los Angeles. [7]
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