That Missing Piece Is Killing Me by Roz Noonan - ISBN: 9781496746757
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Puzzle solvers uncover secrets, a starlet vanishes, and murder follows.

That Missing Piece Is Killing Me

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 2026

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Summary

Recently divorced, 60-something librarian Alice Pepper and her crew of puzzle-obsessed friends in the small town of West Hazel, Oregon investigate the disappearance of a former action film starlet.

The owner of a dance and martial arts studio, 63-year-old Michelle Chong is a well-liked fixture in the West Hazel community, despite being married to the famous-and famously temperamental-artist, Lars Olsen. That’s why when she disappears, people don’t blame her for fleeing her dysfunction…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781496746757
ISBN-10:1496746759
Author:Roz Noonan
Publisher:Kensington Publishing
Imprint:Kensington Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:30 June 2026
Weight:369g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm
Series:An Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts and Puzzle Club Mystery
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Critics Review

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 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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