Puzzle Me a Murder

by Roz Noonan Narrated by Christina Moore

Overview

Empathetic to a fault, librarian Alice Pepper always had a natural talent for figuring out people and puzzles in the small Oregon town of West Hazel. But as a mystery permeates the quiet Pacific Northwestern community, murder is a challenge she's not prepared to solve ...

Down-on-her-luck Alice had hoped to retire before turning sixty-five, not struggle to keep her cozy home and dependable job. But even after divorce leaves her golden years a mess, the pieces always come together with a little help from her friends-a fun-loving crew who thrive on jigsaws over coffee, cocktails, and gossip. So, when it's time to defend close confidant Ruby Milliner, she springs into action. Only, in this case, supporting Ruby means proving she didn't murder her cheating husband!

Ruby never wanted to kill George, although anger can make a person say questionable-and incriminating-things. And scheming, deceitful George made a lot of people angry. A quick investigation reveals the man was blackmailing whoever he could for a quick payday, from his mistress to the most prominent residents in town ...

Alice dives into a secret search to exonerate Ruby, fiercely committed to cracking the crime and patching up torn relationships along the way. Despite using her unassuming persona to fly under the radar, slimming down a massive suspect list and restoring peace to West Hazel is a real gamble. Because if successful, Alice will meet a vengeful killer whose game she doesn't yet know how to play.

“Much as her librarian sleuth Alice Pepper completes her much-loved jigsaw puzzles, author Roz Noonan snaps the final piece of this delightful and entertaining whodunit into place with a satisfying click. I can't wait for the next Puzzle Club mystery!”-Leslie Meier, author of Patchwork Quilt Murder

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Puzzle Me a Murder by Roz Noonan

“Puzzle Me a Murder has it all—jigsaw puzzle clues, tarot card readings, small-town intrigue, a big, homey house, a looming wedding, and a murder. Alice Pepper and her endearing collection of family members and friends grab your attention and pull you along as they fit the puzzle pieces together to reveal the big picture and solve the big case.” —Barbara Ross, author of Torn Asunder

"Suspense, humor, a challenging mystery puzzle, and characters you want to spend time with . . . even if one of them might be a murderer. Roz Noonan’s Puzzle Me a Murder has it all.” —David Rosenfelt, National Bestselling Author of Dog Day Afternoon

“Much as her librarian sleuth Alice Pepper completes her much-loved jigsaw puzzles, author Roz Noonan snaps the final piece of this delightful and entertaining whodunit into place with a satisfying click. I can't wait for the next Puzzle Club mystery!" —Leslie Meier, author of Patchwork Quilt Murder

"Set in Oregon’s picturesque Willamette Valley, and with a cast of lively, engaging characters, Puzzle Me A Murder is an enjoyable read that will have you puzzling over all the pieces of this clever mystery until the end." —Darci Hannah, author of A Fatal Feast at Bramsford Manor

Kirkus Reviews

2024-05-04
An Oregon librarian gets sucked into a murder case and discovers that her skills in researching give her quite a knack for it.

If it’s not one thing, it’s another. In the run-up to her daughter Celeste’s wedding, Ruby Milliner comes home to discover her husband, West Hazel city comptroller George Byrd, in a compromising position with an unidentified woman and then, while she’s still venting her outrage to her old friend Alice Pepper, gets news that George has been bashed to death—maybe, the cops insinuate, by Ruby herself. Luckily, it doesn’t take long for Alice—who left her own husband after he ran the restaurant he started with the family savings into the ground—to establish that there are plenty of other candidates for the role of murderer. George’s quest to hunt down the low-stakes Cola Bandits, high school students Tony Preston and Jimmy Moynihan, through DNA evidence he collected through EYE-dentify, the high-tech security firm run by Jared Chase, turns out to be only the tip of a surprisingly unsavory iceberg. While Ruby was doing her best to make an honest living at Ruby’s House of Wigs, George was using trace evidence EYE-dentify gathered for him at top prices billed to the city to blackmail everyone in West Hazel. Will more people get killed? Not a single one. Will the killer get off scot-free? No way. Will Celeste’s wedding to Jamal get postponed? Absolutely not; cozy fans can breathe easy.

Is a series likely to follow? Yes—under the branding of the Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts and Puzzle Club. Your move.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191414850
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	07/23/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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