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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:When Benny Southstreet, a small-time hustler with a big-time gift for constructing crosswords, accuses Cora of stealing one of his creations, it’s clearly a case of mistaken identity…until Cora’s own attorney files a plagiarism suit against her. To add to the enigma, when Benny is found dead, the police charge Cora with his murder!At the heart of the matter is the not-so-little white lie Cora has been living for years: assuming the grandmotherly public face of show more her publicity-shy niece Sherry, who designs crossword puzzles and publishes them under Cora’s name—aka the Puzzle Lady. It turns out that Sherry’s and Benny’s cruciverbalist paths had recently crossed, resulting in the current incriminating conundrum.
As if Sherry’s wedding engagement jitters and a nasty battle over missing antique chairs weren’t enough to deal with, now Cora has to solve the ultimate mystery: how to keep the secret of her identity without losing her life. Because not only does all evidence point to Cora, but someone seems to want her dead. It looks like a riddle with no answer. Luckily for Cora and Sherry, that’s their favorite kind!. show less
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3 stars
The title of this book tells you everything you need to know about the book, I remained Puzzled until the very last chapter where Cora the Puzzle Lady explains this convoluted farce. I was completely entertained by Cora’s outrageous actions throughout the book.The solution that the film processor got caught because he never noticed the pinup shot of Cora’s niece Sherry, is just as insane as the rest of the book
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The title of this book tells you everything you need to know about the book, I remained Puzzled until the very last chapter where Cora the Puzzle Lady explains this convoluted farce. I was completely entertained by Cora’s outrageous actions throughout the book.
Cozies Reading Challenge
meh. Nothing too good. The plot had quirky moments that I enjoyed, but not terribly interesting. It was pretty predictable, then out of nowhere a new character is added. I would probably read another...maybe.
Cora, the Puzzle Lady, is accused of murder, and the fun begins. Good reading and hard to put down. Plan to read this on a day when nothing else needs to be done.
Very light reading. A fun read. My first read by this author.
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62+ Works 3,877 Members
Parnell Hall is a part-time actor, a former private detective, singer/songwriter, and full-time writer of novels and screenplays. He writes the Stanley Hastings Mystery series, the Steve Winslow courtroom drama series, and the Puzzle Lady Mystery series. He also writes under the pseudonym J. P. Hailey. He wrote the screenplay to the 1984 movie show more C.H.U.D. Hall co-authored New York Times bestseller Smooth Operator with Stuart Woods. (Bowker Author Biography) Parnell Hall has been nominated for the Edgar, the Shamus, and the Lefty Awards for his mysteries. Bantam will publish his third Puzzle Lady mystery, Puzzled to Death, in Fall 2001. He lives in New York City. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled
- Original publication date
- 2006
- People/Characters
- Cora Felton; Sherry Carter; Benny Southstreet
- Important places
- Bakerhaven, Connecticut, USA (fictitious town)
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- Members
- 166
- Popularity
- 196,594
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.24)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 3
