Crossword Mysteries Books
When colorful crossword editor Thompson C. Briephs turns up dead under mysterious circumstances, private detective Rosco Polycrates joins forces with a beautiful crossword editor from the victim's rival newspaper to find the killer before he or she strikes again, in an entertaining mystery accompanied by six crossword puzzles. Original.
In a new crossword mystery featuring six entertaining puzzles, private detective Rosco Polycrates and his lover, crossword editor Belle Graham, investigate the disappearance of a famed Hollywood actress, who vanished, along with a friend, during a sail off the coast of Nantucket Island. Reprint.
Private detective Roscoe Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham are forced to put their forthcoming wedding on hold when they find themselves caught up in a murder investigation, in an entertaining mystery that is accompanied by six crossword puzzles. Original.
When Belle's deadbeat father drops dead of an apparent heart attack, she and Rosco become suspicious about the timing of his demise and set out to investigate her late father's strange past, in an entertaining whodunit that also features six crossword puzzles. Original.
Crossword editor Belle Graham joins forces with private detective Rosco Polycrates to solve five delightful crossword mysteries, in a holiday anthology of whodunits that comes complete with crossword puzzles and a bonus recipe. Reprint.
Angered over a developer's plans to build on fifteen acres of land in Tanyesville, Massachusetts, the townspeople are stunned when his plans are put on hold after his crew unearths the skeleton of a young woman, forcing Belle and Rosco to use their talent for crosswords to solve the case. Reprint.
Irrepressible crossword editor and amateur sleuth Belle Graham and her private detective partner, Rosco Polycrates, return in five new crossword puzzle mysteries, which are accompanied by five crossword puzzles and a bonus recipe.
Called to Hollywood to act as a technical consultant for a new TV series called Anatomy of a Crossword, crossword editor Belle Graham finds her experiences in the glamorous world of L.A. turning deadly when the puzzle she created specifically for the show arrives from the typesetter completely altered and one of the actors dies mysteriously on the set. Reprint.
The townsfolk of Newcastle, Massachusetts, are disturbed by the arrival of three Santas in their town, when they realize that the three men bear a striking resemblance to three escaped prisoners from a nearby jail, and crossword editor Belle Graham and her private detective partner, Rosco Polycrates, follow a trail of crossword clues to catch the costumed crooks red-handed.
Crossword editor Belle Graham and her P.I. husband Roscoe come to the aid of their new friend, Karen Tacete, when Karen's dentist husband is kidnapped, only to later turn up dead, and her daughter falls victim to a series of bizarre threats that mirror a series of enigmatic crosswords with nursery rhyme clues that have been sent to Belle. Original.
Private detective Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham investigate the disappearance of a valuable poem, a case that leads to the discovery of a handmade book of dessert recipes written in the form of crossword puzzles. Reprint.
Rumor has it that the devastating fire at the Collins family stables may have been a torch job-and no wonder, with all the family feuds going on. Belle Graham guesses that someone in the quarrelsome clan already knows the answers.