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The '''Mathematical Mystery Series''' is a sequence of humorous novels written by [[Jonathan Pinnock]] and published by [https://farragobooks.com Farrago Books]. There are currently four books in the series, plus a short story prequel. The books are intended to be read in sequence, although each one contains sufficient information about previous events to enable a reader to join part way through. And if that isn't sufficient, there is always [[Archiepyedia]] on hand to help as well.
 
The '''Mathematical Mystery Series''' is a sequence of humorous novels written by [[Jonathan Pinnock]] and published by [https://farragobooks.com Farrago Books]. There are currently four books in the series, plus a short story prequel. The books are intended to be read in sequence, although each one contains sufficient information about previous events to enable a reader to join part way through. And if that isn't sufficient, there is always [[Archiepyedia]] on hand to help as well.
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* [[The Riddle of the Fractal Monks]] (April 2020)
 
* [[The Riddle of the Fractal Monks]] (April 2020)
 
* [[Bad Day in Minsk]] (April 2021)
 
* [[Bad Day in Minsk]] (April 2021)
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* [[Last Chance in Vegas]] (October 2022)
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* [[The Code of the Vavasors]] (April 2023)
  
 
==Characters in the series==
 
==Characters in the series==
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*[[Dominic Bilston]]
 
*[[Dominic Bilston]]
 
*[[Matt Blank]]
 
*[[Matt Blank]]
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*[[Artem Bogdanovich]]
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*[[Grandma Bogdanovich]]
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*[[Mikhail Bogdanovich]]
 
*[[George Burgess]]
 
*[[George Burgess]]
 
*[[Dorothy Chan]]
 
*[[Dorothy Chan]]
 
*[[Diana Cheeseman]]
 
*[[Diana Cheeseman]]
*[[The Hon Sholto Chelford-Bickerton]]
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*[[The Honourable Sholto Chelford-Bickerton]]
 
*[[Tiger de Montfort]]
 
*[[Tiger de Montfort]]
 
*[[The Dolmetsches]]
 
*[[The Dolmetsches]]
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*[[Rev Colin Fuchs]]
 
*[[Rev Colin Fuchs]]
 
*[[Marcia Fuchs]]
 
*[[Marcia Fuchs]]
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*[[Julian Gowers]]
 
*[[The Gretzky Gang]]
 
*[[The Gretzky Gang]]
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*[[Alexei Gretzky]]
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*[[Yuliya Gretzky]]
 
*[[Daphne Holmfirth]]
 
*[[Daphne Holmfirth]]
 
*[[Mo Hussain]]
 
*[[Mo Hussain]]
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*[[Rory Milford]]
 
*[[Rory Milford]]
 
*[[Arkady Morozov]]
 
*[[Arkady Morozov]]
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*[[Grandma and Grandpa Morozov]]
 
*[[Katya Morozova]]
 
*[[Katya Morozova]]
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*[[Novikov]]
 
*[[Benny Olafson]]
 
*[[Benny Olafson]]
 
*[[One-Eyed Kev]]
 
*[[One-Eyed Kev]]
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*[[Katerina Poznyak]]
 
*[[Nikita Petrov]]
 
*[[Nikita Petrov]]
 
*[[Melissa Pinch]]
 
*[[Melissa Pinch]]
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*[[Svetlana Romanova]]
 
*[[Gunther Scheisskopf]]
 
*[[Gunther Scheisskopf]]
 
*[[Balvinder Singh]]
 
*[[Balvinder Singh]]
 
*[[Jennifer Standage]]
 
*[[Jennifer Standage]]
 
*[[Sven Svensson]]
 
*[[Sven Svensson]]
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*[[Ivan Tarasevich]]
 
*[[The Todger Squad]]
 
*[[The Todger Squad]]
 
*[[Hilary van Beek]]
 
*[[Hilary van Beek]]
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*[[Derek Winscombe]]
 
*[[Derek Winscombe]]
 
*[[Tom Winscombe]]
 
*[[Tom Winscombe]]
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*[[Annabelle Woolley-Cummings]]
 
*[[Dirk Varkensstal]]
 
*[[Dirk Varkensstal]]
 
*[[Katya Zulenska]]
 
*[[Katya Zulenska]]
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*[[Bertrand]]
 
*[[Bertrand]]
 
*[[Dolores]]
 
*[[Dolores]]
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*[[Fang]]
 
*[[Maryam]]
 
*[[Maryam]]
 
*[[Puff Blossom]]
 
*[[Puff Blossom]]
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*[[Slobber]]
 
*[[Steven]]
 
*[[Steven]]
 
*[[Wally]]
 
*[[Wally]]

Latest revision as of 22:20, 28 October 2022

The first six books in the series

The Mathematical Mystery Series is a sequence of humorous novels written by Jonathan Pinnock and published by Farrago Books. There are currently four books in the series, plus a short story prequel. The books are intended to be read in sequence, although each one contains sufficient information about previous events to enable a reader to join part way through. And if that isn't sufficient, there is always Archiepyedia on hand to help as well.

As the title suggests, each of the books centres around some kind of mystery, which may or may not have something to do with mathematics. The connection with mathematics can be a little tenuous at times, which can be confusing for any readers who happen to pick up the books expecting that they may have to solve little problems along the way. However, this does at least mean that it is entirely possible for the casual reader with no domain knowledge whatsoever to enjoy them. The topics covered include Euler's identity, Fibonacci sequences, fractals and chaos theory.

Despite the mystery and mathematical elements, the books are mainly played for laughs.

Books in the series

Characters in the series

Animals in the series

Locations in the series