Rock The Boat signs historical adventure from Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

11th April, 2024

Rock The Boat has scooped up Ruta Sepetys’ and Steve Sheinkin’s thrilling middle-grade historical adventure, The Bletchley Riddle. Set in the summer of 1940, the novel follows maths whizz Jakob Novis as he’s recruited by the secret codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park to decipher the Nazi’s Enigma cipher, whilst his younger sister Lizzie embarks on her own undercover mission to investigate the mysterious disappearance of their mother.

Editorial director Shadi Doostdar acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights from Penguin Random House US. The paperback original will be published on 10th October 2024.

The authors commented: “We are so excited to partner with Rock the Boat to present readers with secret codes, puzzles, and a quirky family story that is full of surprises. We will be eager to hear if UK readers can crack the code!”

Doostdar added: “Combining flawless historical research and award-winning writing with a pacy, unputdownable story, The Bletchley Riddle  brings Britain’s top secret [Second World War] code-breaking centre to life like no other. The authors have also cunningly planted clues for the reader throughout the book (and the cover!) and even at Bletchley Park itself, so we can all hone our deciphering skills!”