- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (April 14 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312373996
- ISBN-13: 978-0312373993
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.8 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #408,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"If Miss Marple cursed, smoked, and carried a gun in her purse, she'd be a ringer for Cora Felton." - Booklist"
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Sherry is off on her honeymoon when Chief Harper comes to Cora Felton, asking her to solve a crossword puzzle found on the body of Old Man Overmeyer. Small problem. Cora is the Milli Vanilli of cruciverbalists. Her niece, Sherry, writes the crossword puzzle column for her. Cora pokes into Overmeyer’s death, hoping to prove he died of natural causes. She learns the cranky hermit was the sole surviving member of a forty-year-old stock pooling agreement, and before she can say “capital gain,” the town is full of heirs. Complicating things is Sherry’s ex-husband, Dennis, who is playing detective in the hopes of impressing his ex-wife. With Sherry out of town, her restraining order against him is moot, and he is taking full advantage of the fact. Parnell Hall delivers another stellar, puzzle-packed entry in this entertaining series.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
lost book,
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This review is from: Dead Man's Puzzle: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Hardcover)
how am i suppose to review this book that i never receivedbut then again the money was taken out of my credit card
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Strong Entry,
By M. Pentico "Book Junkie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dead Man's Puzzle: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Hardcover)
Once again Mr. Hall has supplied his readers with a fun and fast paced mystery featuring "The Puzzle Lady" Cora Felton and the gang. The mystery was fun with Dennis there to mess things up. When Cora has no help from Sherry since she is on her honeymoon, there is fun in seeing how Cora deals with the puzzles that are found. And her secret is discovered....sort of.A good fast read and one of the stronger ones in the series. Recommended for fans of the series definitely. The puzzles are pretty good too.
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By S. R. Schnur "srschnur" - Published on Amazon.com
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This is the latest book in a series, and I enjoy the books. The strength of the books is the dialogue which is just great and really funny. The characters are well drawn too. There are both crossword puzzles and sudoku in the book if you are willing to stop and solve them. The weakness in all the books is the plot which very much makes you suspend belief. I suspect one can't do a really good plot without changing the premise. Still, I will continue to buy the books and chuckle through them. For some odd reason, no stars appear when I want to rate the book, I have tried to "guestimate" where four star would go, but the form refuses to accept anything but two.
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A Nice Change of Pace,
By Mark Baker - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Dead Man's Puzzle: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Hardcover)
With Sherry out of town on her honeymoon, Cora is hoping for a quiet two weeks. Unfortunately for her, the town hermit died in his rather run down shack. Chief Harper is more than ready to call it natural causes except for one thing, the crossword puzzle found at the scene. While Cora does some fast tap dancing to get the puzzle solved for the chief, the cause of death is determined to be murder. Can Cora solve it without finding any more puzzles?The last couple of books had really begun to feel formulaic to me. With Sherry being out of town, this one felt fresh and new to me. Yes, all the regular characters appear to a certain extent, but their interactions were different enough I didn't feel like I had read it again. Plus the solution to the case was brilliant. The use of the puzzles was a bit of a stretch, but since that is the premise of the series, I'll go with it. Speaking of them, there are three new crossword puzzles and one new Sudoku involved here. With another book coming soon, I am hopeful this is a sign of many more good puzzles to come for Cora. |
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