Jaime C. (socialreader) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 99 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
couldn't finish. Rather dull.
Penny T. (iluvmysteries) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 431 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
early book in the Roscoe and Annabelle series. This is a series I enjoy.
Jennifer V. (jenvince) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 136 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is the first in the series. It was fun to read about Belle and Rosco meeting and feeling those sparks. Well written and a good mystery. Never saw the whodunit coming.
Julia S. (itmaven) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A good premise for the mystery, clever--too much sex--but I'm pre-MTV generation.
Linda F. (Vtquilts) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 46 more book reviews
Great concept and great mystery! Enjoyed it all in one day!
Allison W. (sealady) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 657 more book reviews
From Publishers Weekly: "Designed to delight both crossword puzzle enthusiasts and mystery readers, this pseudonymous novel, the first in a projected series...features adroit wordplay and high society intrigue. Wealthy Thomas C. Briephs is a crossword puzzle editor for the Newport, Mass., Herald, and a man-about-town whose immoral private life has made him an easy target for blackmail. Yet when he dies under unusual circumstances (strangulation in his bed), the police declare the death accidental, the result of a kinky sex game gone wrong, and try to hush up the affair in order to protect the reputation of Briephs's uncle, a U.S. senator. Briephs's mother, however, asks Greek-American private detective Rosco Polycrates to conduct a discreet investigation. Seeking background information, Rosco interviews Mrs. Annabella "Belle" Graham, the crossword editor for another Newcastle paper. The deeper Rosco investigates, the murkier the case gets, especially when two of Briephs's crosswords are published posthumously. At first Rosco is inclined to scoff at Belle's idea that the puzzles hold vital clues to the murder, but he reconsiders after Briephs's assistant is brutally attacked and three remaining puzzles disappear. Fighting a growing attraction, Rosco and Belle fill in the blanks as they edge toward the killer's true motive. Though Blanc's descriptions are awkward in spots and his secondary characters tend to be overblown, he delivers an enjoyable, complex solution and likable protagonists who are strong enough to carry the series forward. In a clever innovation, the text includes Briephs's final crosswords, which puzzle buffs can try to decipher before Rosco and Belle do." Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Thompson C. Briephs is dead. D-E-A-D. The body of the flamboyant crossword puzzle editor was found under suspicious circumstances--and his grief-stricken mother, a wealthy dowager, has hired P.I. Rosco Polycrates to come up with some answers.
Mary B. (readytoread) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 25 more book reviews
Just a fun read- with crossword puzzles interspersed in the story. A crossword puzzle editor is murdered and a private eye is hired to discover who dunnit.
Candy B. (glowingstar) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 28 more book reviews
A sleuthing tale for puzzle fans.
Dolores K. (lucy31k) reviewed The Crossword Murder (Crossword Mystery, Bk 1) on + 120 more book reviews
Great beginning of a mystery series. Super crossword puzzles throughout the book - had my pen itching to get started on the puzzles. I used tracing paper to work them so I wouldn't spoil the fun for the next person. Looking forward to reading more in this series.
This is a great read. I could not put it down. Kept me guessing until the end.
