Book 2 of the NJ Mysteries, set in northeastern NY.
Book 2 of the NJ Mysteries. 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 deceased’s face to pay. But when the trail of clues doubles back to the Star's corporate headquarters, the question becomes: will there be a paper left to work for?
