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$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Puzzle Lady #13)
by
Parnell Hall (Goodreads Author)
"Groucho Marx meets Jessica Fletcher!"--RT Book Reviews
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 favorite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he’s being framed...more
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 favorite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he’s being framed...more
ebook, 288 pages
Published
January 31st 2012
by Minotaur Books
(first published January 1st 2012)
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Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady, is in a tizzy. As the book opens, Cora is driving her niece, Sherry, to the local hospital where she will have her first child, a girl. Before Sherry can have the baby, the town’s attorney, Becky Baldwin, hires Cora to make a blackmail payment drop, but she will not tell Cora anything about the blackmail. In making the blackmail drop, she stumbles over a corpse and a puzzle, and someone steals the money. When she attempts to make a second blackmail drop at a local c...more
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That cantankerous puzzle lady, Cora!, May 24, 2012
By Ellen Rappaport (Florida)
This review is from: $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Puzzle Lady Mysteries) (Hardcover)
I was waiting for my chance to get this latest installment of the Puzzle Lady series. I've read all of them and will continue to because of the fun and the zinger endings. This was no exception.
Cora is off to a riotous start as she drives pell mell to the hospital and why? ...Sherry, Cora's niece,...more
That cantankerous puzzle lady, Cora!, May 24, 2012
By Ellen Rappaport (Florida)
This review is from: $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles: A Puzzle Lady Mystery (Puzzle Lady Mysteries) (Hardcover)
I was waiting for my chance to get this latest installment of the Puzzle Lady series. I've read all of them and will continue to because of the fun and the zinger endings. This was no exception.
Cora is off to a riotous start as she drives pell mell to the hospital and why? ...Sherry, Cora's niece,...more
Maybe I am getting tired of this series, but this one didn't seem as good as the others. A bit frazzled... would be my description.
"Groucho Marx meets Jessica Fletcher!"--RT Book Reviews 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 favorite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he’s being...more
"Groucho Marx meets Jessica Fletcher!"--RT Book Reviews 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 favorite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he’s being...more
I like when I can jump into a series without feeling lost. Sure, I think it would be best to start at the beginning of the Puzzle Lady series. Cora is certainly a feisty character. I can't wait to go back to book one and meet her there.
Hall obviously loves words and wordplay, and he includes crossword puzzles and sudoku into the plot of this book. I'm guessing he does the same in the earlier books. Since I borrowed my copy from the library, I couldn't try to solve the puzzles, so I'm glad the s...more
Hall obviously loves words and wordplay, and he includes crossword puzzles and sudoku into the plot of this book. I'm guessing he does the same in the earlier books. Since I borrowed my copy from the library, I couldn't try to solve the puzzles, so I'm glad the s...more
Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady who can't really solve puzzles, is waiting for the birth of her new grandniece when local lawyer Becky Baldwin demands her help. Becky wants Cora to deliver a blackmail payment for an unnamed client, but Cora finds more than a deserted gas station when she gets to the drop-off point. Cora can't tell the local police anything, because she doesn't know anything, but everything goes really wrong when Cora's most disliked ex-husband shows up in town.
Sherry is finally having her baby, but it is premature, and Cora Felton, the famous Puzzle Lady (and Sherry's aunt), is distracted because local lawyer, Becky Baldwin, needs her to deliver a packet of ransom money. Of course there's a dead body. Of course there are puzzles attached. And the case is only complicated by the appearance of one of Cora's many exes. As Abbot and Costello would say, "Who's on first?" And if you enjoy that kind of double talk dialog, you don't want to miss this one. Cor...more
Unlucky 13? I've been reading Parnell Hall's Puzzle Lady series for years now. They're always fun and quick. I love crosswords and tolerate Sudoku. And the books are full of witty dialogue. "$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles" for some reason didn't appeal to me. The characters were unlikable. The plot, predictable. I'm hesitant to say the series is getting stale but it needs more interesting and original premises.
Picked this up because I loved puzzles, but it didn't do it for me. Maybe it would have helped if I knew the characters. But I didn't. And they seemed to think that their dialogue was very witty. And it wasn't. Don't think I'll follow up on this series.
Cora is asked to make the drop for a blackmail payment. But instead of an empty dumpster, she finds a dead body seconds before the police show up. As always the story is very funny, but it also had the usual too quick wrap up.
My full review at Epinions.
My full review at Epinions.
This is one of the better Puzzle Lady books. Enjoyed it much more than the last several before it. Still somewhat predictable but the "Who's on First" type of dialogue between Cora and and others is amusing and the puzzles are fun.
This series is light-hearted fun.The author The puns and escapist concept disappears.changes the character of the protagonist into a nasty piece of work.Now its just another story line.
I liked this book very much. The witty dialogue was a wonderful surprise. the only thing is I need to read this series from the beg. so that I can understand the relationships between the characters. Her has a way of surprsing you with his writing style-- so I had to keep re-reading just to make sure I didnèt miss anything. Will be reading the series in time!
Puzzles and suduko were hard-- I couldn't actually solve them.
Puzzles and suduko were hard-- I couldn't actually solve them.
I think it is time to wrap up this series. The mysteries have been in decline, and there hasn't been much character development either.
A quick read, but any "murder-solving character who lives in a small town" premise stretches credulity by the 13th book.
Decent book and a quick read. Had me guessing the whole way. May need to read others in this series soon.
Either I am tired of Parnell Hall's puzzle lady books or this was just one boring book. Honestly, I skimmed most of it because it just did not hold my attention.
I have always enjoyed this fun cozy murder series, but this one....it had too much verbal banter in it. I hope the next one doesn't.
Very funny murder and blackmail mystery, with a newborn baby thrown in for good measure.
Funny and fast moving. Would read other books by this author.
Another cute and quick read in the series
Cute, light, funny mystery. :)
Not my favorite of the series, but I still love the characters.
Enjoyed. Funny mystery that Cora solves while niece is in the hospital having her baby.
Feb 12, 2012
Harvey
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2.5 stars
Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady, can be clever, witty, and exasperating. Hall has proven to be a master of wordplay humor throughout his career. (I especially am a fan of his Stanley Hastings series).
In this one the plot lines are muddy, the puzzles are not well connected to the story, and not much is accomplished. Maybe I'm just getting tired of this formula (or maybe author Hall is).
Cora Felton, the Puzzle Lady, can be clever, witty, and exasperating. Hall has proven to be a master of wordplay humor throughout his career. (I especially am a fan of his Stanley Hastings series).
In this one the plot lines are muddy, the puzzles are not well connected to the story, and not much is accomplished. Maybe I'm just getting tired of this formula (or maybe author Hall is).
Amusing.
I really enjoy this series. This one wasn't as strong as some of the others. Still a fun easy read.
another enjoyable read from Parnell Hall.
Life gets complicated with sudoku and crossword puzzles, and solved wiht humour and dedication.
Life gets complicated with sudoku and crossword puzzles, and solved wiht humour and dedication.
I love the Puzzle Lady series. It's funny, it's enjoyable and you never, ever know what Cora is going to say or do......
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