by ParnellHall (Author)
When young attorney Becky Baldwin hires Cora Felton to make a blackmail payment drop, it couldn't go worse: she stumbles over a corpse and a puzzle, and someone steals the money. Becky won't tell her who the client is, but the most likely suspect is Cora's least favourite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he's being framed by a psychopath with a grudge. Soon Cora finds herself in a no-win situation. Solving the murder will either put Melvin's neck in the noose, or incur the wrath of a cunning, cold-blooded killer who delights in playing deadly mind games and may be targeting her niece Sherry and Sherry's new baby girl.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Minotaur
Published: 13 Feb 2012
ISBN 10: 0312602472
ISBN 13: 9780312602475
One of the Puzzle Lady's finest hours, faster paced than most, with the obligatory puzzles to help solve the case. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Fun, two words, 11 letters: P-A-R-N-E-L-L H-A-L-L. Hall, a master of the comic mystery, brings back Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady....Cora faces numerous situations, including blackmail, murder, the return of an ex-husband-and her niece and nephew-in-law's new baby. Add Hall's wit and razor-sharp dialogue, and '10,000 in Small Unmarked Puzzles' is another winner in an amusing series. Complete with crossword and Sudoku puzzles, Hall's latest is sure to appeal to anyone who likes brainteasers, whether of the crime or the riddle variety. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
Great fun for series fans. -- Booklist
One of the Puzzle Lady's finest hours, faster paced than most, with the obligatory puzzles to help solve the case. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Fun, two words, 11 letters: P-A-R-N-E-L-L H-A-L-L. Hall, a master of the comic mystery, brings back Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady....Cora faces numerous situations, including blackmail, murder, the return of an ex-husband and her niece and nephew-in-law's new baby. Add Hall's wit and razor-sharp dialogue, and '10,000 in Small Unmarked Puzzles' is another winner in an amusing series. Complete with crossword and Sudoku puzzles, Hall's latest is sure to appeal to anyone who likes brainteasers, whether of the crime or the riddle variety. Richmond Times-Dispatch
Great fun for series fans. Booklist
One of the Puzzle Lady's finest hours, faster paced than most, with the obligatory puzzles to help solve the case. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Fun, two words, 11 letters: P-A-R-N-E-L-L H-A-L-L. Hall, a master of the comic mystery, brings back Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady....Cora faces numerous situations, including blackmail, murder, the return of an ex-husband-and her niece and nephew-in-law's new baby. Add Hall's wit and razor-sharp dialogue, and '10,000 in Small Unmarked Puzzles' is another winner in an amusing series. Complete with crossword and Sudoku puzzles, Hall's latest is sure to appeal to anyone who likes brainteasers, whether of the crime or the riddle variety. --Richmond Times-Dispatch
Great fun for series fans. --Booklist
-One of the Puzzle Lady's finest hours, faster paced than most, with the obligatory puzzles to help solve the case.- --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
-Fun, two words, 11 letters: P-A-R-N-E-L-L H-A-L-L. Hall, a master of the comic mystery, brings back Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady....Cora faces numerous situations, including blackmail, murder, the return of an ex-husband-and her niece and nephew-in-law's new baby. Add Hall's wit and razor-sharp dialogue, and '10,000 in Small Unmarked Puzzles' is another winner in an amusing series. Complete with crossword and Sudoku puzzles, Hall's latest is sure to appeal to anyone who likes brainteasers, whether of the crime or the riddle variety.- --Richmond Times-Dispatch
-Great fun for series fans.- --Booklist
Parnell Hall has been a finalist for Edgar, Lefty, and Shamus Awards. He is a former President of PWA and a member of Sisters in Crime. Parnell competes each year in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. He lives in New York City.