I really enjoyed the idea of this book, it had everything that I was looking for in this. It had that Golden Girls meets puzzles perfectly, it had a strong story going on and thought the overall feel worked. The characters were everything that I was hoping for and thought everyone worked well overall. Roz Noonan has a great writing style and look forward to more.

This was a nice fun cozy mystery with a solid inter generational group of friends. I had fun reading it, even though there were outlandish things, like the police letting a whole group into an active crime scene. But fun to read!

I really enjoy thrillers! So fun to read along and guess theories.
It was a good puzzle. I enjoyed the backstories too

"I thought this was really well written and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. I think it will find readers at our library, so we will definitely be purchasing for the collection.

When I saw this book was a murder mystery taking place in the Pacific Northwest, I knew it was a book I wanted to read!

I thought this one was quite fun and appreciated characters that were a little older.

Looking forward to seeing what else this authors writes.

Alice's best friend, Ruby, catches her husband cheating, and he is subsequently found murdered. Ruby becomes the prime suspect and Alice starts an investigation into the murder to clear Ruby's name.

I found the book slow moving and too dialogue heavy - I prefer stories told with more narrative. I also found it odd that Alice's granddaughter, who's a cop and was investigating the murder, was sharing information on the investigation with Alice. It didn't seem realistic given that such information is usually confidential.

I love a puzzle and I love a good murder so this book was the perfect combination for me. I loved the characters overall and it made the book easy and enjoyable to read.

This was well written with likeable, realistic characters. This is a good addition to books in the genre featuring 50+ characters.

This is an endearing cozy mystery about a woman in her sixties helping a friend who is the top suspect in a murder. The book starts off in such a perfect way. I loved the strength of Alice and how determined she was to aid her friend. I also loved the element of her being older and a Librarian because it explains why she was so quite witted. I found it very refreshing that she was not as young as majority of the cozy book characters. I definitely adore Alice Pepper. I hope Roz Noonan publishes more soon!

Puzzle Me a Murder by Roz Noonan is a delightful cozy mystery that is rhe first in a new series: An Alice Pepper Lonely Hearts and Puzzle Club Mystery.

I have to say I am just loving West Hazel, Oregon. A perfect setting to what is starting out to be a great cozy mystery series. Alice is a great MC and amateur sleuth and I also really enjoyed the fact that she is “seasoned” vs early/mid 20s. I can relate to her more than some of the younger main characters.

I liked the ensemble cast, location, and the murder/mystery. Plenty of suspects and it kept me interested and engaged.

I really liked this one and am looking forward to the next book.

5/5 stars

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I really enjoyed reading #PuzzleMeaMurder #NetGalley.
It was a fun introduction to a new to me author, and I loved meeting Alice & Ruby, and the other characters in this story.
Ruby is apalled to catch her husband cheating, she was ready to kill him, so when he really is found dead, Ruby is the prime suspect, the police feel it's an open and shut case.
Alice knows a lot about her best friend, but she knows she's not a murderer.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of the book.