Gareth Moore, Laura Jayne Ayres

Find the Bent Copper

Uncover Corruption in Over 70 Gripping Puzzles

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 19/11/2026

ISBN: 9781807710323

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Activity & Puzzles

Binding: Paperback

Size: 234 x 153 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: 70 B&W puzzles

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Ever watch your favourite police drama and think you've cracked the case? Well, now's your chance to prove it!

Find the Bent Copper puts you at the centre of an intense internal affairs investigation filled with twists and turns. Armed with nothing but your wits, you’ll be tasked with following the evidence, interrogating suspects and uncovering the truth.

Across a series of over 70 gripping puzzles, you’ll sift through clues and decode hidden messages. But in a world of shifting loyalties and carefully constructed lies, nothing is ever straightforward. One wrong assumption and you could be left holding a sprat when you should have been holding a mackerel.

To crack the case, you’ll need to question everything, follow the evidence and keep your eyes open for the smallest detail that gives the game away.

Perfect for fans of gripping crime dramas, twist-filled police procedurals and avid Line of Duty watchers.

Sales points:

  • Perfect for fans of cult hit Line of Duty: this taps directly into the massive audience – 13 million people tuned into the last series of Line of Duty. We will publish just ahead of the highly anticipated seventh season.

  • Dark, immersive and satisfyingly cerebral: this book is perfect for puzzle-solvers who love crime dramas, moral grey areas and the thrill of cracking a case when the odds are stacked against you.

  • 70 new brainteasers from bestselling puzzle author Dr Gareth Moore: a trusted name in puzzles with millions of copies sold worldwide including; The Perfect Crime Puzzle Book (over 90,000 copies sold in the English language and translated into over 15 languages), The Whodunnit Puzzle Book (over 60,000 copies sold in the English language and translated into over 15 languages). Gareth is available for PR.

About the Author:

Gareth Moore

Dr Gareth Moore (B.Sc (Hons) M.Phil Ph.D) is the internationally bestselling author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults, including Anti-stress Puzzles, Ultimate Dot to Dot, Brain Games for Clever Kids®, Lateral Logic, Extreme Mazes and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. His books are available in over 40 countries, with worldwide sales of over 5 million copies. He is also the creator of online brain-training site BrainedUp.com and runs the daily puzzle site PuzzleMix.com.

About the Author:

Laura Jayne Ayres

Laura Jayne Ayres is a puzzle writer and researcher. After studying Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, she worked as a playwright before joining Dr Gareth Moore’s puzzle team. Books that she has worked on include Hacked: The Cyber Crime Puzzle Book, The Great British Puzzle Book, The Perfect Crime Puzzle Book, The Nautical Puzzle Book and The Ordnance Survey Kids’ Adventure Book.

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