"Fifth installment in Puzzle Lady series is funny and emotional."

Cora Felton, whose face graces the puzzle lady column in the Bakerhaven Gazette, is hearing wedding bells again. She's planning to marry Raymond Harstein III, and Sherry Carter, Cora's niece, is to be maid of honor. While planning the wedding, Cora and Sherry are in for a surprise when Sherry's ex-husband, Dennis Pride, shows up. Brenda Wallenstein, Sherry's best friend, announces that she and Dennis are getting married.

Prior to the wedding, Cora starts receiving cryptic messages warning her not to marry Raymond. She thinks the messages are a prank until, just hours before the wedding rehearsal, Raymond is found dead by Dennis, who becomes the prime suspect. Dennis denies killing Raymond, but his behavior indicates otherwise. Now Cora and Sherry must work to solve the cryptic clues and stop a killer.

This is Hall's fifth book in the Puzzle Lady series. The story was funny with some emotional elements. It's an enjoyable, easy read, and for a puzzle-solver, ideal. I enjoyed it enough that I'm planning to read other books in the series.

Reviewed by Navonne Easter
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 10, 2003