NYPD Puzzle: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Puzzle Lady Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FCRBBZ4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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D. S. Riley said Puzzle Lady novels are always fun. This one involves a few more twists than. Puzzle Lady novels are always fun. This one involves a few more twists than others. Cora (the Puzzle Lady) is involved in two murders, and must prove that she is innocent of both.. "need to read" according to Vicky. another great read, fast passed with a few twists loved it. J. B. Hoyos said Cora Felton is Taunted with Puzzles as She is Stalked by a Psychotic Killer in Manhattan. Trial lawyer Becky Baldwin takes Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady, with her when she visits a potential client, Charles Kessington, in Manhattan. In his penthouse suite, Kessington is found shot to death and Cora confronts a masked gunman robbing the bedroom's wall safe. Cora fires h
From Booklist Tagging along to New York City with beautiful Bakerhaven, Connecticut, lawyer Becky Baldwin as she meets with a new client should be a simple outing for Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady. Except this is Cora we’re talking about. There’s a masked man reaching into the safe, but he leaps out of the window as Cora shoots. Both a target and a suspect, Cora also tries to investigate the crimes, resulting in many comic moments and much circuitous repartee. And thus begins a cat-and-mouse game, punctuated by three more crossword puzzles and some Sudoku, as well as unlikely break-ins and another murder. --Karen Muller . NYPD officers arrive to take Cora into custody, but Becky convinces the gruff Sergeant Crowley to release her, and they do go to the theater after all. Sure enough, they get to the client’s apartment only to find the door ajar and the man dead, with a crossword puzzle on his chest. Why, they&rsq
Edgar, Shamus, and Lefty finalist Parnell Hall is the author of the Puzzle Lady crossword puzzle mysteries, the Stanley Hastings private eye novels, and the Steve Winslow courtroom dramas. An actor, screenwriter, and former private investigator, Hall lives in New York City.
In order to clear her name, Cora must match wits with a gruff NYPD homicide sergeant who is quite attractive, except for the fact that he suspects her of murder. NYPD Puzzle is a clever mystery, boasting madcap hijinks as well as fun puzzles. But when she and Becky arrive at the apartment, they find the man is dead. The NYPD now think Cora is the murderer. Getting her off should be a breeze for Becky, but when the fatal bullet is too badly damaged to identify, Cora is lucky to get out on bail.Meanwhile, a diabolical killer is leaving puzzle clues. Cora is just coming off a bad breakup, and finding out that Chief Harper testified at a parole hearing for a killer she helped put away has her feeling old. There's a puzzle on his chest, and a prowler is searching the bedroom. Mystery readers will thoroughly enjoy this latest from acclaimed author Parnell Hall.. Cora pulls her gun and gets off a shot as the intruder ducks out the window. If onl