It's a Mystery Book 2 of the NJ Mysteries, set in Bergen County, New Jersey. Reporter Natalie Joday's career is at a crossroads. She thought she'd seen the last of cops and courtrooms--but if she agrees to join the Bergen Evening Star's Crime Bureau, foul play and forensics will be her daily fare. Natalie puts off the decision by getting involved in a newsroom mystery: who is sending anonymous letters filled with riddles and hidden clues to the Star's elderly (and easily rattled) advice columnist?

It's just a game to Natalie and her psychologist friend, Rebecca Elias, until the solutions point to the murder of an alcoholic bankrupt, a man whose political career was ruined by the Star some 20 years before.

Finding the body of the second victim helps Natalie decide about her career: she wants whoever removed deceasedâs face to pay. But when the trail of clues doubles back to the Star's corporate headquarters, the question becomes: will there be a newspaper left to work for?

"...Sturdy prose and diverting subplots fill the second (following Hatch and Brood of Time) in a projected four title series." -- Library Journal

"Whimsical mystery. Larson knows her way around newspapers and around Bergen County. The sense of place is flawless." -- NJ Star-Ledger

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About Book 1

The Hatch and Brood of Time
Natalie is pulled into a murder investigation only to discover her brother may be involved. A lifetime of painful run-ins with the legal system has left Natalie wary of the police, so she sets out to solve the case herself by uncovering the secrets of the past--even when the secrets are her own.