When young attorney Becky Balwin hires Cora Felton to accompany her toNew York City to meet a new client in his penthouse apartment, thePuzzle Lady jumps at the chance. Cora is just coming off a bad breakup,and finding out that Chief Harper testified at a parole hearing for akiller she helped put away, has her feeling old. But when she andBecky arrive at the apartment, they find the man is dead. There's apuzzle on his chest, and a prowler is searching the bedroom. Cora pullsher gun and gets off a shot as the intruder ducks out the window. TheNYPD now think Cora is the murderer. Getting her off should be a breezefor Becky, but when the fatal bullet is too badly damaged to identify,Cora is lucky to get out on bail.Meanwhile, a diabolical killeris leaving puzzle clues. If only they were just sudoku puzzles - Coracan't solve the crosswords without the help of her niece, Sherry, who'sback in Bakerhaven taking care of her toddler. In order to clear hername, Cora must match wits with a gruff NYPD homicide sergeant whois quite attractive, except for the fact that he suspects her ofmurder.This is the fifteenth book in the entertaining series and boasts a clever mystery as well as fun puzzles for readers to solve.