Pepperman Mystery

When Jim and Laura Pepperman find a musty German Olympic jacketand an old journal in their attic, they stumble onto a grippingpre-World War II story of a cousin Jim knows nothing about. After a career-ending injury forces Hans Pepperman to lose his spot on the 1936 Olympic boxing team, he trades his athletic aspirations for a degree in mechanical engineering and secures his dream job working for the famous Willy Messerschmitt. Tasked to solve the stalling issues of the BF109 fighter plane engine, Hans finds himself smack in the middle of the Abwher Intelligence Service's radar. Pro-Germany but anti-Nazi, he reluctantly agrees to help flush out the spy leaking secret information on the BF109 engine to foreign agencies . . . and finds himself a suspect of espionage and murder. Unsure who to trust, he must unravel the tangle of lies he's caught in before he falls prey to the Nazi agenda slowly and stealthily taking over the country he loves.

Your dad's death was no accident.The chilling words from an anonymous caller rattle Jim Pepperman. Because for the last thirty-five years, he believed his dad, Patrick, was killed in an oil rig accident. Desperate for the truth, Jim reaches out to a contact at the National Institute of Justice with a single piece of potential evidencethe bloodstained shirt his dad was wearing the day he died.Shelly Damon's job is her life. Smart and stubborn, she latches onto a case and doesn't let go. But when she finds another death that may be tied to Patrick's, she becomes convinced he was murdered. Now, she must race to solve the puzzle that will give Jim peace before she becomes another casualty.Puzzle Piece, Book Four of The Pepperman Mystery Series, drops you deep into secrets, lies, threats, and treason. Puzzle Piecealong with Perplexity, Panic Point, and Perfect Paybackcan be read as a standalone. If you'd like to read in order, the series begins with Pepperman's Promise. This contemporary fiction prequel lays the groundwork for characters you'll see throughout the series.Can a bloodstained shirt be the clue that solves a cold case murder? Buy Puzzle Piece today to find out. And if you like untangling a great mystery, you'll love the entire Pepperman Mystery series by Bill Briscoe.