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The Crossword Connection by Nero Blanc

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Also by Nero Blanc:

The Crossword Murder, October 2014
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Anatomy of a Crossword, July 2004
Trade Size
Corpus de Crossword, June 2004
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A Crossworder?s Gift, October 2003
Hardcover
A Crossword to Die For, July 2003
Paperback
The Crossword Connection, July 2001
Trade Size
Two Down, July 2000
Paperback

THE CROSSWORD CONNECTION
By: Nero Blanc

Berkley Prime Crime
July 2001
Featuring: Rosco Polycrates; Belle Graham
256 pages
ISBN: 0425185796
EAN: 9780425185797
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Mystery Hobbies

Down the aisle…

P.I. Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham are back for more puzzle and crime solving. This time they discover the ups and downs of married lifeβ€”and death…

Everyone’s favorite puzzle loversβ€”Belle and Roscoβ€”have finally decided to tie the knot. But their wedding vows are put on hold when murder pays a visit. Two homeless people turn up dead, a crossword puzzle tucked beneath them. But who could hold a grudge against a couple of harmless vagrants? Then Rosco disappears without a trace.

Left to her own defenses, the only thing Belle has to work with is a series of anonymous crosswords delivered to her door. If she can figure out the clues, she can solve the crimeβ€”and find Rosco. It all adds up to a murderous puzzler that’s starting to give Belle a serious case of cold feet…

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