- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Running Press; Reprint edition (Aug 12 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0762434929
- ISBN-13: 978-0762434923
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #551,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
This intriguing first in a new series from Freydont (A Merry Little Murder and four other mysteries featuring dancer Linda Haggerty) introduces mathematician and Sudoku whiz Katie McDonald. Katie, a self-professed geek who works for a hush-hush government think tank, returns to her hometown of Granville, N.H., at the behest of her former mentor, P.T. Avondale. Katie is shocked to find Avondale frail and preoccupied, his beloved puzzle museum in serious disrepair and dire financial straits. Before Katie can make sense of the situation, she discovers Avondale murdered in his office—slumped over an unfinished Sudoku puzzle that may provide a clue to the killer's identity. She tops the brash new police chief's suspect list and decides to solve the case on her own, not only to clear her name but to save the Avondale museum from the wrecking ball. Readers will want to see a lot more of the intelligent and endearing Katie. (May)
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Mathematician and puzzle master Katie McDonald takes some time off from her job at the Institute of Theoretical Mathematics to return to her hometown and help her mentor try to save the Avondale Puzzle Museum. When Katie finds her friend dead at his desk, she becomes the de facto curator of the museum and chief suspect in the professor's murder. Solving the unfinished Sudoku puzzle that the deceased was working on becomes the key to proving Katie's innocence. Entertaining fare for mystery-reading Sudoku addicts. Sue O'Brien
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews)
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
puzzles within puzzles, May 23 2007
By Pearl Wolf "An avid reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sudoku Murder: A Katie McDonald Mystery (Hardcover)
This well-written mystery grabbed my attention from page one. Katie is reluctantly drawn into a small New England town murder mystery full of intrigue that rings true, believable quirky characters and all. What with the popularity of sudoku, as well as all puzzles, The Puzzle Museum, almost istelf a character in this plot, will make you yearn to visit. The surprising plot twists will keep mystery lovers, as well as sudoku fans reading way into the night. I look forward to the next Katie McDonald mystery.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sudoku and Murder, Mar 4 2009
By Dawn Dowdle "Mystery reviewer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sudoku Murder: A Katie McDonald Mystery (Hardcover)
Katie McDonald's old friend Professor P. T. Avondale has asked her back home to help him with a problem. So Katie takes a break from her mathematical think tank job. In school Katie was a "geek" and never fit in. That is until the professor took her under his wing at his puzzle museum.When Katie arrives, she finds the puzzle museum isn't looking so good any more. Plus the mean receptionist doesn't make visitors feel welcome. The professor tells Katie that the bank has threatened foreclosure, and he wants her help in finding where the payments went. When she finds the professor stabbed to death, she knows something is definitely amiss.
This was such a fun mystery to read. I found myself not wanting to put it down to figure out who did it and why. Katie is such a fun character, too. The author did a great job of intertwining information about Sudoku along with the fabulous mystery. It makes for such an enjoyable cozy mystery read.
I highly recommend this book. I can't wait to read #2.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Sudoku Mystery: A Katie McDonald Mystery, Oct 30 2011
By Elizabeth C. Espinosa - Published on Amazon.com
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The book was shipped and received in a timely manner. It was a gift and the recipient enjoys doing Sudoku puzzles. She enjoyed it.
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