Stalking the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall

In ten words or less: A stalker pursues Cora on her Puzzle Lady tour.

Review: Cora Felton is a fraud. The public knows her as "The Puzzle Lady" but she couldn't solve a crossword to save her soul. She's fronting for her niece Sherry who's trying to distance herself from an abusive ex-husband. Granville Grains, a cereal company, is sending Cora on a promotional tour of grocery stores to promote their breakfast cereal. But when a young actress on the tour is discovered dead in a motel parking lot, Cora has more to worry about than someone discovering her total lack of talent in the puzzle department.

Why bother? Chain smoking, much married Cora is a sleuth to be reckoned with. You don't have to be a crossword fan to enjoy the road trip with feisty Cora.