Seems March 14th is National Potato Chip Day so for that why not try this tween mystery The Potato Chip Puzzles, by Eric Berlin? A local, successful business owner (potato chip factory!) has set up a competition featuring puzzles. Local schools (who figure out the first puzzle, which is the invitation) send teams to win money for their school.

Yes, I know it's March 11th, and the 14th falls on one of my usual posting dates ... but ... I also have a few more sled dog books to use and that seemed like it might be a good date for those. :-)

And, if you enjoy crossword puzzles, here are two authors that use them in their mysteries. I read several books from both series before I started my blog. They were fun! Parnell Hall writes the Puzzle Lady mysteries, start with Clue for the Puzzle Lady. The main character here is a hoot! She is actually the image for the puzzles, and couldn't actually create a crossword puzzle if her life depended on it (as the saying goes), but she is good at solving crime!

The Crossword Mystery Series is by the husband and wife team using the name Nero Blanc. Start with Crossword Murder.

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