Spydle by The National Archives

Author: The National Archives

Espionage & secret services

Published on 3 October 2024 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 352 pages
215 x 135 | 353g

PRE-ORDER THE LATEST PUZZLING PHENOMENON NOW – SPYDLE PROMISES TO PERPLEX AND DELIGHT WITH TALES OF ESPIONAGE AND INTRIGUEThe fates of nations, outcomes of wars and general sweep of history have often hinged upon the deciphering of devilishly difficult codes and devious deceptions by spymasters.

In Spydle, The National Archives and Britain’s leading puzzle masterminds, Dr Gareth Moore and Laura Jayne Ayres, have drawn on five centuries of British spycraft and cryptography to compile an unputdownable history of real-life codebreaking and espionage through a series of addictive puzzles.

Using original documents, maps, ciphers, plans, letters and telegrams from plots and espionage relating to Mary, Queen of Scots, the Gunpowder Plot, Mata Hari, Agent Zigzag and dozens more, Spydle’s puzzles are based on real codes and conundrums.

Packed with fiendish puzzles covering over 500 years of espionage, could you be a code-cracking spymaster and untangle history’s most cryptic mysteries?Play Spydle to find out . . .