G. T. Karber
Greg T. Karber is an American writer, best known as author of the Murdle series of murder mystery puzzle books and its accompanying website.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Karber was raised in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney.[1][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 a Master of Fine Arts degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]After graduating with his MFA, Karber remained in Los Angeles and worked adapting novels into screenplays.[4] As of 2013, he had written five unpublished novels.[4] He also began making comedic YouTube videos.
In 2013, he came across some 2006 comments by Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries: "In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids...A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."[5][6] Karber made a video excoriating Jeffries' comments titled "Fitch the Homeless," in which he handed out Abercrombie & Fitch clothing to homeless people on Los Angeles' Skid Row. The video became a viral hit, earning national media coverage.[4][7][8][9] While many initially applauded the video, others saw it as "backwards-ass activism" and "as insensitive as the A&F chief he's targeting."[4][7][8]
Karber is a computer programmer.[10] A mystery enthusiast, in 2022 he created Murdle, a web-based daily murder mystery game modeled on logic grid puzzles.[10] The first two paperback volumes of Murdle were published in 2023, with the third volume published in March 2024.[10][11]
In December 2023, Karber undertook a U.K. bookshop tour, and appeared on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week.[12] For Christmas 2023, Murdle was the bestselling book in the U.K.,[13][14] making Karber only the third non-British person to achieve that distinction, following Dan Brown and Michelle Obama.[3][15] In May 2024, Murdle received the British Book Award for overall book of the year.[16]
In January 2025, Karber announced his next family of puzzles, Bordergrams, a "spy connection puzzle" set to debut in September 2025.[17][18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Karber lives in Los Angeles.[13]
Publication Order of Murdle Books
[edit | edit source]| Murdle: Volume 1 | (2023) |
| Murdle: More Killer Puzzles | (2023) |
| Murdle: Volume 2 | (2023) |
| Murdle: Volume 3 | (2024) |
| Murdle: Even More Killer Puzzles | (2024) |
| The School of Mystery | (2024) |
| The Case of the Seven Skulls | (2025) |
| Merry Murdle | (2025) |
Publication Order of Murdle Jr. Books
[edit | edit source]| Curious Crimes for Curious Minds | (2024) |
| Sleuths on the Loose (With: Chris Grabenstein) | (2025) |
| Ready, Set, Solve! | (2025) |
References
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