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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 | + | 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 six 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulers_identity Euler's identity], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number Fibonacci sequences], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractals] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory chaos theory]. | 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulers_identity Euler's identity], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number Fibonacci sequences], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal fractals] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory chaos theory]. | ||
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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) | ||
| + | * [[Last Chance in Vegas]] (October 2022) | ||
| + | * [[The Code of the Vavasors]] (April 2024) | ||
==Characters in the series== | ==Characters in the series== | ||
| + | *[[María Alvarez]] | ||
*[[Patrice Ambrose]] | *[[Patrice Ambrose]] | ||
*[[Claudette Babarinde]] | *[[Claudette Babarinde]] | ||
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*[[Dominic Bilston]] | *[[Dominic Bilston]] | ||
*[[Matt Blank]] | *[[Matt Blank]] | ||
| + | *[[Artem Bogdanovich]] | ||
| + | *[[Grandma Bogdanovich]] | ||
| + | *[[Mikhail Bogdanovich]] | ||
*[[George Burgess]] | *[[George Burgess]] | ||
*[[Dorothy Chan]] | *[[Dorothy Chan]] | ||
| + | *[[Jimmy Chan]] | ||
*[[Diana Cheeseman]] | *[[Diana Cheeseman]] | ||
| − | *[[The | + | *[[The Honourable Sholto Chelford-Bickerton]] |
| + | *[[Jésus Christos]] | ||
*[[Tiger de Montfort]] | *[[Tiger de Montfort]] | ||
*[[The Dolmetsches]] | *[[The Dolmetsches]] | ||
*[[Father Donal Dooley]] | *[[Father Donal Dooley]] | ||
| + | *[[Wild Cat Willy Dunoon]] | ||
*[[Margot Evercreech]] | *[[Margot Evercreech]] | ||
*[[Rufus Fairbanks]] | *[[Rufus Fairbanks]] | ||
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*[[Rev Colin Fuchs]] | *[[Rev Colin Fuchs]] | ||
*[[Marcia Fuchs]] | *[[Marcia Fuchs]] | ||
| + | *[[Julian Gowers]] | ||
*[[The Gretzky Gang]] | *[[The Gretzky Gang]] | ||
| + | *[[Alexei Gretzky]] | ||
| + | *[[Yuliya Gretzky]] | ||
*[[Daphne Holmfirth]] | *[[Daphne Holmfirth]] | ||
*[[Mo Hussain]] | *[[Mo Hussain]] | ||
| + | *[[Anya Kozlova]] | ||
*[[The Korsakov Twins]] | *[[The Korsakov Twins]] | ||
*[[Maxim Kravchenko]] | *[[Maxim Kravchenko]] | ||
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*[[Helen Matheson]] | *[[Helen Matheson]] | ||
*[[Dinsdale Mazloumian]] | *[[Dinsdale Mazloumian]] | ||
| + | *[[Robert J Merritt III]] | ||
*[[Rory Milford]] | *[[Rory Milford]] | ||
*[[Arkady Morozov]] | *[[Arkady Morozov]] | ||
| + | *[[Grandma and Grandpa Morozov]] | ||
*[[Katya Morozova]] | *[[Katya Morozova]] | ||
| + | *[[Novak]] | ||
| + | *[[Novikov]] | ||
*[[Benny Olafson]] | *[[Benny Olafson]] | ||
*[[One-Eyed Kev]] | *[[One-Eyed Kev]] | ||
| + | *[[Katerina Poznyak]] | ||
*[[Nikita Petrov]] | *[[Nikita Petrov]] | ||
*[[Melissa Pinch]] | *[[Melissa Pinch]] | ||
| + | *[[Svetlana Romanova]] | ||
*[[Gunther Scheisskopf]] | *[[Gunther Scheisskopf]] | ||
*[[Balvinder Singh]] | *[[Balvinder Singh]] | ||
*[[Jennifer Standage]] | *[[Jennifer Standage]] | ||
*[[Sven Svensson]] | *[[Sven Svensson]] | ||
| + | *[[Ivan Tarasevich]] | ||
*[[The Todger Squad]] | *[[The Todger Squad]] | ||
*[[Hilary van Beek]] | *[[Hilary van Beek]] | ||
*[[Benjamin Unsworth]] | *[[Benjamin Unsworth]] | ||
| + | *[[Ada Vavasor]] | ||
*[[Archimedes and Pythagoras Vavasor|Archimedes Vavasor]] | *[[Archimedes and Pythagoras Vavasor|Archimedes Vavasor]] | ||
*[[Isaac Vavasor]] | *[[Isaac Vavasor]] | ||
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*[[Derek Winscombe]] | *[[Derek Winscombe]] | ||
*[[Tom Winscombe]] | *[[Tom Winscombe]] | ||
| + | *[[Annabelle Woolley-Cummings]] | ||
*[[Dirk Varkensstal]] | *[[Dirk Varkensstal]] | ||
| + | *[[Wendell Xiang]] | ||
*[[Katya Zulenska]] | *[[Katya Zulenska]] | ||
==Animals in the series== | ==Animals in the series== | ||
| + | *[[Axel]] | ||
*[[Bertrand]] | *[[Bertrand]] | ||
*[[Dolores]] | *[[Dolores]] | ||
| + | *[[Fang]] | ||
*[[Maryam]] | *[[Maryam]] | ||
*[[Puff Blossom]] | *[[Puff Blossom]] | ||
| + | *[[Slobber]] | ||
*[[Steven]] | *[[Steven]] | ||
| + | *[[Thelma]] | ||
*[[Wally]] | *[[Wally]] | ||
*[[µ]] | *[[µ]] | ||
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==Locations in the series== | ==Locations in the series== | ||
*[[Admiral Akhbar's Tandoori Cantina]] | *[[Admiral Akhbar's Tandoori Cantina]] | ||
| + | *[[Big Kitty's Live Action Ranch]] | ||
*[[The Autonomous Bailiwick of Channellia]] | *[[The Autonomous Bailiwick of Channellia]] | ||
*[[The Dog and Fishbone]] | *[[The Dog and Fishbone]] | ||
*[[The Jolly Sailor]] | *[[The Jolly Sailor]] | ||
| + | *[[Luxxy Duxxy Ltd]] | ||
*[[mKG.Q*]] | *[[mKG.Q*]] | ||
*[[The Manse]] | *[[The Manse]] | ||
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*[[The Old Rococo Theatre]] | *[[The Old Rococo Theatre]] | ||
*[[Pilton Chumpsey]] | *[[Pilton Chumpsey]] | ||
| + | *[[The Pripyat Glorious People's Kindergarten Forest Camp and Ideological Retraining Centre]] | ||
*[[The Roman Catholic Church of St Wilgefortis the Divine]] | *[[The Roman Catholic Church of St Wilgefortis the Divine]] | ||
*[[St Jude's Hospital]] | *[[St Jude's Hospital]] | ||
*[[STUFF YOUR STUFF]] | *[[STUFF YOUR STUFF]] | ||
*[[Ziggurat Mendip North]] | *[[Ziggurat Mendip North]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 7 November 2024
The Mathematical Mystery Series is a sequence of humorous novels written by Jonathan Pinnock and published by Farrago Books. There are currently six 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.
Contents
Books in the series
- Ten Years Earlier... (March 2021)
- The Truth About Archie and Pye (October 2018)
- A Question of Trust (April 2019)
- The Riddle of the Fractal Monks (April 2020)
- Bad Day in Minsk (April 2021)
- Last Chance in Vegas (October 2022)
- The Code of the Vavasors (April 2024)
Characters in the series
- María Alvarez
- Patrice Ambrose
- Claudette Babarinde
- Jasper Bancroft
- Carla Benini
- Dominic Bilston
- Matt Blank
- Artem Bogdanovich
- Grandma Bogdanovich
- Mikhail Bogdanovich
- George Burgess
- Dorothy Chan
- Jimmy Chan
- Diana Cheeseman
- The Honourable Sholto Chelford-Bickerton
- Jésus Christos
- Tiger de Montfort
- The Dolmetsches
- Father Donal Dooley
- Wild Cat Willy Dunoon
- Margot Evercreech
- Rufus Fairbanks
- Galton Felmersham
- Cressida Fox
- Rev Colin Fuchs
- Marcia Fuchs
- Julian Gowers
- The Gretzky Gang
- Alexei Gretzky
- Yuliya Gretzky
- Daphne Holmfirth
- Mo Hussain
- Anya Kozlova
- The Korsakov Twins
- Maxim Kravchenko
- Sergei Kravchenko
- The Kumar Triplets
- Narendra Ladwal
- Lucy Loveridge
- Brett Maclean
- Ali MacLehose
- Terence 'Mad Dog' McFish
- Mad Mickey
- Helen Matheson
- Dinsdale Mazloumian
- Robert J Merritt III
- Rory Milford
- Arkady Morozov
- Grandma and Grandpa Morozov
- Katya Morozova
- Novak
- Novikov
- Benny Olafson
- One-Eyed Kev
- Katerina Poznyak
- Nikita Petrov
- Melissa Pinch
- Svetlana Romanova
- Gunther Scheisskopf
- Balvinder Singh
- Jennifer Standage
- Sven Svensson
- Ivan Tarasevich
- The Todger Squad
- Hilary van Beek
- Benjamin Unsworth
- Ada Vavasor
- Archimedes Vavasor
- Isaac Vavasor
- Pythagoras Vavasor
- Kevin Wilberts
- Derek Winscombe
- Tom Winscombe
- Annabelle Woolley-Cummings
- Dirk Varkensstal
- Wendell Xiang
- Katya Zulenska
Animals in the series
Locations in the series
- Admiral Akhbar's Tandoori Cantina
- Big Kitty's Live Action Ranch
- The Autonomous Bailiwick of Channellia
- The Dog and Fishbone
- The Jolly Sailor
- Luxxy Duxxy Ltd
- mKG.Q*
- The Manse
- Mad Mickey's Hardware Exchange
- Minsk Metropole
- The Monastery of St Benoit
- North Greaseby
- North Greaseby Priory
- The Old Rococo Theatre
- Pilton Chumpsey
- The Pripyat Glorious People's Kindergarten Forest Camp and Ideological Retraining Centre
- The Roman Catholic Church of St Wilgefortis the Divine
- St Jude's Hospital
- STUFF YOUR STUFF
- Ziggurat Mendip North
