Lights! Cameras! Puzzles! by Parnell Hall is the newest novel in the ever-popular Puzzle Lady mystery series. Cora Felton signs on as an associate producer for a movie about her own life when the first dead body shows up on set . . . with a crossword puzzle. The twentieth installment in the Puzzle Lady…
A stolen puzzle. A bloody knife. A dead body. I think the Puzzle Lady could use a drink! And what better drink than this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—”The Purloined Swizzle” cocktail, inspired by Parnell Hall's 19th Puzzle Lady Mystery, The Purloined…
In The Purloined Puzzle by Parnell Hall, amateur sleuth and crossword impresario Cora Felton is asked to solve a puzzle, only to find that it’s been stolen―and a murder weapon has been left in its place (available March 13, 2018). Take a visual tour of The Purloined Puzzle with GIFnotes! Wow, 19 Puzzle Lady books…
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, David Rosenfelt returns to his Doug Brock series and Clare Mackintosh delivers another twisting psychological thriller! See what else…
In The Purloined Puzzle by Parnell Hall, amateur sleuth and crossword impresario Cora Felton is asked to solve a puzzle, only to find that it’s been stolen―and a murder weapon has been left in its place (available March 13, 2018). Take a visual tour of The Purloined Puzzle with GIFnotes! When the obnoxious sixteen-year-old Peggy…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we kept warm with great February cozies; this month, welcome spring with killer March reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next! Like this…
GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. Amateur sleuth and crossword impresario Cora Felton is asked to solve a puzzle, only to find that it’s been stolen―and a murder weapon has been left in its place. Take a visual tour of Parnell Hall's The Purloined Puzzle!
Cozy mysteries are known for their clever series names and wonderful pun-based titles. With the end of 2017 approaching, we've compiled the best pun-based cozies into a huge bundle sweepstakes! So sign in, comment below, and let us know which cozy title is your favorite for a chance to win a copy of all 12…
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, we get new thrillers from Gregg Hurwitz, Heather Graham and Jon Land, and James Patterson and Candice Fox. See…
A Puzzle to Be Named Later by Parnell Hall is the 18th book in the Puzzle Lady Mystery series (available January 17, 2017). Cora Felton—the self-ascribed “Puzzle Lady”—anonymously writes a column on puzzles for a member of her family and makes a habit of solving mysteries using crossword puzzles to throw up crime clues that…
