That Missing Piece Is Killing Me
$52.03
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2025
Summary
Since her divorce, librarian Alice Pepper has had to rethink her golden years. Luckily, she’s always fit in with a group of puzzle-obsessed friends in the Oregon town of West Hazel. And when a local lady goes missing, Alice must put her curious mind to work to assemble a picture of the woman’s life—and determine if she’s a runaway wife or a victim of foul play.
The owner of a dance and martial arts studio, 63-year-old Michelle Chong is a well-liked fixture in the West Hazel community,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496746740 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1496746740 |
| Author: | Roz Noonan |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing |
| Imprint: | Kensington Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
| Series: | An Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts and Puzzle Club Mystery |
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Praise for The Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts and Puzzle Club Mysteries by Roz Noonan
“This second book in the series expands deeper in Alice’s world—which is loving and caring, yes, but also features major pieces of the past she has been unable to resolve. For fans of Richard Osman, Nancy Bush, and Leslie Meier.” —firstCLUE on That Missing Piece is Killing Me
“An Oregon librarian gets sucked into a murder case and discovers that her skills in researching give her quite a knack for it.” —Kirkus Reviews on Puzzle Me a Murder
“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
“Details of running a library frame this satisfying series starter about a group of women, including those of a certain age, solving a murder. Suggest to fans of Lee Hollis’ Poppy Harmon cozy mysteries.” —Booklist on Puzzle Me a Murder
“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
About The Author
Roz Noonan
Roz Noonan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts Puzzle Club Mysteries, the Laura Mori Mysteries (under the name R.J. Noonan), acclaimed contemporary fiction, and domestic suspense novels. She also co-authored the bestselling collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous with Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush, and she also writes crime novels under the name R. J. Noonan. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes in the shade of some towering two-hundred-year-old Douglas fir trees.
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