Solving a crime is like piecing together a puzzle. But what happens if the pieces donât fit?
When Police Chief Gordon Heplerâs doctor orders him to cut down on the stress in his life or risk losing his vision, Gordon books a winter retreat at a remote Bed and Breakfast. Hours away from Mapleton, where nobody knows heâs a cop, he plans to relax and try to forget about his eyes.
However, traveling âincognitoâ doesnât mean heâs left his cop instincts behind. His curiosity is piqued when one of the other guests at the B&B doesnât appear to be who she claims. Before he can explore the puzzle she presents, a man shows up, pleading for help. His carâs gone off the road, and his wife is inside.
Although a blizzard is approaching, Gordon canât refuse the frantic manâs request and agrees to help him search. Fighting the storm, Gordon and the man struggle down a ravine to the car. What they find turns out to be one more puzzle, and itâs not the last Gordon faces.
Are they unrelated coincidences? Or part of one bigger mystery? Or is he seeing a crime where none exists? Well outside his jurisdiction, with his health at stake, Gordon wonders whether he should follow his cop impulses, or remember heâs on vacation and let the locals handle it. When it becomes personal, Gordon has no choice.
Deadly Puzzles, will have readers trying to put the pieces together along with Gordon.