The Puzzle

An overheard conversation in the governor’s office, a shredded photograph and mysterious list of names pulls Coral Svenson and her daughter, Tara McLean, into the world of nefarious backroom politics. Once their involvement is discovered, they become targets themselves. The mother, a wealthy party volunteer, wants to protect her friends; the daughter, a fledgling reporter, is driven to break the story; and the police chief who struggles to keep himself and the two recalcitrant women alive.

Susan Davis Sandberg has been a professional writer and dog lover for decades. She has won awards for magazine articles in addition to writing a popular column for nearly a decade that highlighted her dog's antics. Serving time as a mother of six, a teacher and a health plan booklet writer, Susan worked diligently on numerous suspense novels when she could find time. Even in retirement she continues to write, with her dogs by her side, from the crack of dawn well into the evening-the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper. Her stockpile has grown to over 40 manuscripts. She is now working to release the cream of the crop for public consumption.