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A Puzzle In A Fear
Bantam, Dec 2002, 23.95, 352 pp. ISBN 0553802429 Everyone in the town of Bakerhaven is caught up in the holiday season from the people taking part in the Christmas pageant to the folks posing in the live nativity. One of the highlights of the poignant is the humorous take on The Twelve Days of Christmas directed by Broadway producer, Rupert Winston. Cora's niece Sherry is one of the women starring as the Virgin Mary. She receives quite a j...
And A Puzzle To Die On
Bantam, Nov 2004, 24.00, 320 pp. ISBN 0563802445 Cora is known as the puzzle lady but it is really her publicity shy niece who is the puzzle constructor. Cora's favorite pastime is solving real life murder mysteries, which is why she agrees to lawyer Becky Baldwin's proposition. Becky wants Cora to find out if convicted murderer Daryl Daigue really killed seventeen year old Anita Dryer two decades ago. Depending on what Cora digs up, Becky wil...
Puzzled To Death
Bantam, Nov 2001, 23.95, 352 pp. ISBN: 0553801023 In cosmopolitan Bakerhaven lives renowned local celebrity Cora “the Puzzle Lady” Felton. Cora shares a home with her niece Sherry, who actually constructs the syndicated crossword puzzles. Cora does not have the slightest clue as to how to develop a crossword puzzle, but instead prefers applying her skills at solving homicides. Bakerhaven hosts a charity crossword puzzle tournament an...
With This Puzzle, I Thee Kill
Bantam, Dec 2003, 23.95, 384 pp. ISBN 0553802410 Sherry Carter is the real puzzle lady who constructs them for a syndicated column but because she is so shy, everyone thinks her aunt Cara Felton is the puzzle maker because she takes the credit and makes public appearances. The truth of the matter is she couldn't solve a crossword puzzle let alone construct one but she is very good at solving homicides. Murder is the last thing from Cora's min...