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A Puzzling Pursuit
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  • Published: 18 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781761623608
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288
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A Puzzling Pursuit

Journey Across Australia. Solve 100 Puzzles. Catch a Killer.

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18 Aug 2026
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18 Aug 2026
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'Perfect for everyone who loves murders and mind-teasers. A sheer delight!'
LYN YEOWART, author of The Hollow Man

'A tantalisingly tangled tale of top-tier twists.'
LIAM RUNNALLS, co-author of worldwide hit Minute Cryptic

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH A MURDERER ON THE RUN?

The local community is left reeling after your colleague dies under suspicious circumstances at the small-town newspaper where you work. On your desk, you find a strange note with a riddle that seems to be from the killer. . . you are curious, to say the least. Who wouldn’t be?

Featuring 100 puzzles to solve over ten captivating cases, A Puzzling Pursuit takes you on an unforgettable yet treacherous road trip across Australia. From the Great Ocean Road to the East Coast’s iconic Big Things and through the Outback, you must do everything in your power to find this mysterious villain who always seems to be one step ahead of you.

Sharpen your pencils and your detective skills to outwit the killer before they strike again!
  • Published: 18 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9781761623608
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 288
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About the author

Lorena Carrington

Lorena Carrington is an award-winning illustrator and writer, dedicated to a long-term career in Australian books and the arts. She is best known for her intricate photographic-montage illustrations, and her first children’s novel Leaf Letters incorporated both illustrations and interactive secret codes and puzzles. Lorena’s work has been widely published, both in Australia and internationally. Her work has earned her numerous accolades, including CBCA Notable Book of the Year awards, a May Gibbs Creative Time Residential Fellowship, and the Australian Fairy Tale Society Award.
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Praise for A Puzzling Pursuit

Overflowing with quirky, fiendish puzzles, A Puzzling Pursuit is perfect for everyone who loves murders and mind-teasers. A sheer delight!

Lyn Yeowart

The ultimate brain teaser. Part immersive mystery novel and part puzzle book, this brilliantly packaged riddle will keep you guessing — and thinking — to the very end. Creative, clever and so much fun, I’ll be gifting this to every amateur sleuth or mind game lover I know!

Amy Doak, author of Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

A tantalisingly tangled tale full of top-tier twists.

Liam Runnalls, author of Birdle and Minute Cryptic

A parcel of puzzles to exercise your brain and tickle your funny-bone. Carry On, Carrington!

Carmel Bird

A mind-boggling murder-mystery told through confounding clues and perplexing puzzles, this delightful book is a must for anyone who likes their brain to be teased.

Kate Forsyth, bestselling author of The Changeling

With a wink and a nod, Lorena Carrington invites you to become part of the story on her rollicking, genre-twisting ride around Australia. This unique and expertly crafted take on a crime novel mixes in elements of a good thriller, a whisper of spooky ghosts and even a dash of romance. Grab a pencil and don your fanciest thinking hat - murder, puzzles and so very many Big Things are afoot!

Kirstyn McDermott

An ingenious and entertaining murder-mystery challenging you to solve all kinds of visual and brain puzzles on the way. Clever, creative and beautifully imagined.

Kelly Gardiner, co-author of Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective

A glorious mash-up of Murdle, Choose Your Own Adventure and World’s Best Brainteasers, this book will soon hook you with its slyly droll set-up and crumb-trail of puzzle clues. I have the solution for a wet Sunday afternoon when your screen or boardgame has lost its appeal - it’s Lorena Carrington, in the library, with a pencil and Case Number One of 'Small Town Murder'. The game is on, and you’ll start out curious, and end up addicted!

Cate Kennedy

As a mystery-loving, road tripping puzzle fiend I guarantee that the worst thing about this book are the words attributed to me in this quote!

Matt Stewart, stand up comedian, co-host of Do Go On podcast