publication date: Friday, March 13, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)

category: Literature

clue: This fruity author (and lawyer and politician) has written a best-selling annual series of novels about the action-filled adventures of a Danish book dealer.

explanation: Berry's novels about Cotton Malone have appeared almost annually since the first in 2006. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates


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