Puzzle Lady Mysteries, Book 2: Last Puzzle & Testament

by Parnell Hall

Paperback, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Bantam Books (2001), Edition: illustrated edition, Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages

Description

Fiction. Mystery. HTML:It�??s no mystery why readers love the Puzzle Lady, Miss Cora Felton, the eccentric amateur detective who keeps everyone guessing as she keeps herself in the thick of trouble. Find out why critics agree that �??Cora is emerging as a lovable and unique sleuth�?� (Chicago Sun-Times) in �??a fun series for mystery fans and cruciverbalists�?� (USA Today). Wealthy widow Emma Hurley died with only her servants at her side �?? but after she passes away, her greedy heirs crawl out of the woodwork to stake a claim in Emma�??s fortune. To their surprise, Emma was not content to leave behind a simple will. Instead, her final testament includes a clever puzzle ... one to be given only to her living heirs. The first one to solve the puzzle will inherit Emma�??s entire estate; everyone else will be left with a pittance. The will also stipulates that Cora Felton �?? local celebrity and famed author of a popular syndicated crossword puzzle column �?? must referee the contest. Unfortunately, it�??s Cora�??s niece, Sherry Carter, who is the brains behind Cora�??s �??Puzzle Lady�?� persona. And it�??s up to Sherry to unravel the bizarre riddle Emma Hurley engineered before her death. For soon it�??s plain that Emma�??s game is one without a clear winner ... and that the… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member CasaBooks
Fun and easy reading, with some word play.
Crossword puzzle creator and her aunt who everyone thinks is the "Puzzle Lady".
Typical light mystery, with some twists & red herrings.
I have some others in this series and will read them, also.
Read in 2011
LibraryThing member PattyLee
Fairly interesting.

Language

Original publication date

2000-09-05

Physical description

400 p.; 6.8 inches

ISBN

0553581430 / 9780553581430

Local notes

An eccentric widow has the last laugh, when she leaves her will and testament in puzzle form for her greedy heirs to solve.
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