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Stepping into her mother’s footsteps, Katie takes on the role of graphic  designer at Cedar Bay Puzzles. With the help of her father, she  resurrects her mom’s cherished initiative, the South Island Jigsaw crew,  a group of puzzle enthusiasts who gather weekly at the library to test  and tackle the latest Cedar Bay Puzzles creations. But when a member of  their club is murdered and Jim is the last person to see her alive,  resulting in his arrest, Katie and the rest of the gang must use all of  their resources to obtain justice for both. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo prove  her father’s innocence, Katie reaches out to Connor Crozier, a  firefighter and her former flame who shattered her heart seven years  ago. With problems piling up at work and a competitor outright accusing  CBP of stealing his designs, it is up to Katie to puzzle out the mystery  before it’s too late. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Fellowship of Puzzlemakers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Marlow Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e, this charming and fun mystery will have readers puzzling over the mystery until the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eBrian Tracey is the past chairman of DFWCon, Texas's premier multi-genre  writing conference. He's an active member and long-serving officer of  the DFW Writers’ Workshop and a member of International Thriller  Writers, serving as a volunteer in several capacities for ITW's annual  conference, ThrillerFest. He's published business articles and white  papers, and his short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e(written  as Patrick J. McKnight). In addition to his thrillers, he also writes  cozy mysteries with Jeff Ayers. He lives in Texas with his wife, two  children, three cats, and many rabbits who've claimed his yard as their  own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Ayers’s first book was a guide to the world of Star  Trek novels for Simon and Schuster, Voyages of Imagination. He read over  550 books for that project and interviewed over 350 people, including  William Shatner and John DeLancie. He has been a book reviewer for the  Associated Press and Booklist and is currently reviewing for Criminal  Element, Library Journal, and firstCLUE. Jeff has interviewed hundreds  of authors in newspapers, podcasts, and magazines. He is a retired  public librarian and a former coexecutive director of Thrillerfest for  International Thriller Writers. He co-writes thrillers about national  parks under the name A. J. Landau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether they write as \u003cb\u003eJ. B. Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45502798135457,"sku":"BBSNIJ9798892421614","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9798892422703_48c8cf61-b3f8-49eb-83ea-51ab0618f911.jpg?v=1764911884","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/picking-up-the-pieces-tr-by-j-b-abbott","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}