You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled (Puzzle Lady Mysteries)
by Parnell Hall
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553804189
- ISBN 13
- 9780553804188
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Synopsis: 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 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!
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 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!
Synopsis
Nominated for the prestigious Edgar, Shamus, and Lefty awards, Parnell Hall is the author of seven previous Puzzle Lady mysteries. He lives in New York City, where he is at work on his next mystery. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Encanto Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9256
- Title
- You Have the Right to Remain Puzzled (Puzzle Lady Mysteries)
- Author
- Parnell Hall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553804189
- ISBN 13
- 9780553804188
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Mystery, Parnell Hall, Puzzles, You Have The Right To Remain Puzzled
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries;
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Encanto Books represents a collection of approximately 5,000 first edition books, comprised primarily of hardcover fiction, but includes a sizable number of 1950s and 1960s pulp paperback publications as well. Spanning a timeframe from the 1930s Depression era all the way to the present day, the collection has something of interest for virtually any serious antiquarian. A majority of the books for sale are true first editions; many of these are signed editions, too. Encanto books has succeeded in collecting virtually the entire output from some of the greatest American mystery writers ever.