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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 3.72 — 215,504 ratings — published 2012
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The Rose Code The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 4.44 — 359,706 ratings — published 2021
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The Bletchley Riddle The Bletchley Riddle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,159 ratings — published 2024
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The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 23,568 ratings — published 2017
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 30,237 ratings — published 2017
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The Debs of Bletchley Park and Other Stories The Debs of Bletchley Park and Other Stories (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 410 ratings — published 2015
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Alan Turing: The Enigma Alan Turing: The Enigma (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 3.75 — 11,912 ratings — published 1983
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,780 ratings — published 1999
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Digital Fortress Digital Fortress (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as code-breaking)
avg rating 3.70 — 662,581 ratings — published 1998
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Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 503 ratings — published 2021
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The Bletchley Girls The Bletchley Girls (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,324 ratings — published 2015
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The Hut Six Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes The Hut Six Story: Breaking the Enigma Codes (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 271 ratings — published 1982
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The Krishna Key The Krishna Key (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 21,028 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret Listeners The Secret Listeners (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 328 ratings — published 2012
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The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 4,252 ratings — published 2010
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Where the Sidewalk Ends Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,497,838 ratings — published 1974
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How Do You Wokka-Wokka? How Do You Wokka-Wokka? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 340 ratings — published 2009
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The Women of Arlington Hall The Women of Arlington Hall (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.28 — 25,040 ratings — published 2025
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Remember Tomorrow (Mnevermind #1-3) Remember Tomorrow (Mnevermind #1-3)
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avg rating 4.29 — 143 ratings — published 2015
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Cicada 3301 : internets största mysterium Cicada 3301 : internets största mysterium (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 511 ratings — published
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A Life in Code: Pioneer Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman A Life in Code: Pioneer Cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 59 ratings — published 2017
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Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.16 — 43 ratings — published 2006
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The Hammerhead Heist (The Rainbow's Seven #2) The Hammerhead Heist (The Rainbow's Seven #2)
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avg rating 4.16 — 165 ratings — published 2022
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Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 2,994 ratings — published 2024
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Yesterday's Tides Yesterday's Tides (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 2,400 ratings — published 2023
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Just Once Just Once (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 9,260 ratings — published 2023
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 215,954 ratings — published 1887
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The Codebreaker Girl The Codebreaker Girl (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.29 — 480 ratings — published 2024
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On Wings of Devotion (The Codebreakers, #2) On Wings of Devotion (The Codebreakers, #2)
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avg rating 4.55 — 3,112 ratings — published 2020
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The Number of Love (The Codebreakers, #1) The Number of Love (The Codebreakers, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,961 ratings — published 2019
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Over 50 Secret Codes (International Edition) Over 50 Secret Codes (International Edition)
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avg rating 3.58 — 12 ratings — published 2015
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Mavis Batey Mavis Batey (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2020
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Codes of Courage Codes of Courage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 728 ratings — published
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The Hidden History of Code-Breaking: The Secret World of Cyphers, Uncrackable Codes, and Elusive Encryptions The Hidden History of Code-Breaking: The Secret World of Cyphers, Uncrackable Codes, and Elusive Encryptions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 24 ratings — published 2023
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The Twyford Code The Twyford Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.59 — 33,162 ratings — published 2022
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The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3) The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.10 — 450,176 ratings — published 2022
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The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2) The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.18 — 605,595 ratings — published 2021
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The Collectors (The Camel Club, #2) The Collectors (The Camel Club, #2)
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avg rating 4.07 — 51,970 ratings — published 2006
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Breaking the Code Breaking the Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 202 ratings — published 1986
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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,050,250 ratings — published 2020
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The Codebreaker's Secret The Codebreaker's Secret (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 10,273 ratings — published 2022
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The Grand Alliance (The Second World War, #3) The Grand Alliance (The Second World War, #3)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,078 ratings — published 1948
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Something Wilder Something Wilder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 143,509 ratings — published 2022
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The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 1,519 ratings — published 2021
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 7,440 ratings — published 2012
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40 The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 12,005 ratings — published 1988
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Smoke Signal Smoke Signal (Audiobook)
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avg rating 3.40 — 1,917 ratings — published 2021
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Educating Elizabeth (Diable Delamere, #1) Educating Elizabeth (Diable Delamere, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,387 ratings — published 2011
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Enigma Enigma (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 18,511 ratings — published 1995
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“The GCHQ staff were sporty, providing most of the players in the Foreign Office football team that won the Civil Service Football Cup in 1952. This could present some peculiar problems. When local reporters covered matches in Cheltenham, they were told they could name the goal-scorers of the visitors, but not of the local team. Reporting these games tested their copywriting skills to the very limits.”
Richard J. Aldrich, GCHQ