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The Missing Piece

When an American billionaire and media mogul decides to revive the fortunes of the jigsaw puzzle, he sets up an International Speed Puzzle Circuit. In this new twist, players from around the world compete against the clock to solve puzzles, while millions watch on television or stadium screens. A puzzle craze sweeps the nation.It soon becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting key players on the circuit. Each of the bodies is discovered missing a limb, with only a Polaroid of a corresponding limb from another body in its place. Suspecting that the killer is putting together a macabre puzzle of his own, the authorities rush to solve the case. Given forty-eight "pieces" of evidence--including e-mail, newspaper articles, meeting minutes, media interviews, and letters--the reader is encouraged to find the solution to this bizarre and fascinating enigma. Intriguing, ingenious, and gripping throughout, The Missing Piece is part detective novel, part puzzle, and entirely entertaining.

Annotation:
A Parisian novelist writes a novel about a world in which jigsaw puzzles are big-time entertainment--not just solving them but watching tournaments on television. When a serial killer takes advantage of the craze in a string of grisly killings, he leaves a trail of puzzle pieces that the reader can use to solve the mystery.

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Kirkus
"[A] high intellectual entertainment about jigsaw-puzzles: a galloping satire that's also a murder mystery....Bello's ride is generally swift, funny, and sharp...." 03/01/2003