G. T. Karber grew up in a small town in Arkansas, the son of a judge and a civil rights attorney. He has a degree in mathematics and English literature from the University of Arkansas and an MFA from the University of Southern California. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the creator of Murdle, the USA Today and #1 Sunday Times bestselling murder-mystery puzzle book series that has been translated into several languages and sold all over the world. The first volume has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year.