Brenda H. (booksinvt) -
Puzzled Indemnity is the sixteenth installment in the Puzzle Lady series. Main character Cora Felton, known as the Puzzle Lady resides in Bakerhaven, CT with her niece Sherry Carter, Sherry's husband Aaron and their adorable daughter Jennifer.
Cora is famous for constructing crosswords (although Sherry is really the cruciverbalist) and helping the local police solve crime. Cora is desperately trying to quit smoking and to fight off both temptation and boredom she asks local lawyer Becky Baldwin for a job. Fortunately or unfortunately depending upon how you look at the situation Becky hires her to investigate a client's claim that her husband is trying to murder her for insurance monies.
Brittany Wells is convinced that her husband Hank has taken out a double indemnity insurance policy in the amount of one million dollars and is now trying to kill her. Brittany is a complete airhead who annoys Cora to no end, but when Hank winds up dead in an apparent car bombing and Brittany becomes the prime suspect, Cora decides to work to clear the young woman's name.
The main cast of characters are back in this fast paced, tongue in cheek mystery including Bakerhaven Chief of Police Harper, Cora's ex husband Melvin, and her off and on boyfriend New York Homicide Sergeant Crowley. Regular readers of the series will be disappointed at the lack of crosswords and sudukos in the book, but Cora's usual crazy antics will make up for it.
Cora is famous for constructing crosswords (although Sherry is really the cruciverbalist) and helping the local police solve crime. Cora is desperately trying to quit smoking and to fight off both temptation and boredom she asks local lawyer Becky Baldwin for a job. Fortunately or unfortunately depending upon how you look at the situation Becky hires her to investigate a client's claim that her husband is trying to murder her for insurance monies.
Brittany Wells is convinced that her husband Hank has taken out a double indemnity insurance policy in the amount of one million dollars and is now trying to kill her. Brittany is a complete airhead who annoys Cora to no end, but when Hank winds up dead in an apparent car bombing and Brittany becomes the prime suspect, Cora decides to work to clear the young woman's name.
The main cast of characters are back in this fast paced, tongue in cheek mystery including Bakerhaven Chief of Police Harper, Cora's ex husband Melvin, and her off and on boyfriend New York Homicide Sergeant Crowley. Regular readers of the series will be disappointed at the lack of crosswords and sudukos in the book, but Cora's usual crazy antics will make up for it.
