Puzzles and Premieres - A Guest Post, Review, & Giveaway

I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Atticus Papadopoulos to Cozy Up With Kathy today. You can find Atticus on the pages of the Magical Mystery Book Club Series by Elizabeth Pantley. PUZZLES AND PREMIERES is the tenth book in the series and was released

Atticus Talks about Jigsaw Puzzles 

By Elizabeth Pantley, author of PUZZLES AND PREMIERES 

Book 10 of the Magical Mystery Book Club Series

Good afternoon and thank you for hosting me today. I am Dr. Atticus Papadopoulos. I’m a professor and doctor of astrobiology; my major area of interest is extraterrestrial technology. I’m a member of a fascinating book club that journeys into cozy mystery books that are part of a massive collection held in an enchanted library. I am often sharing a bit of knowledge with our book club group about the various places to which we travel.

In this particular book journey, PUZZLES AND PREMIERES, jigsaw puzzles take center stage as they provide the clues to solving the murder mystery.

Assembling jigsaw puzzles is a very popular pastime. One study found that over 70% of adults in the United States enjoy puzzles. There are very few hobbies that have such a high percentage of interest.

In addition to providing relaxing entertainment, assembling a puzzle is an outstanding way to develop connections between the dendrites in your brain cells. It challenges your mind to recognize subtle differences in colors, patterns, and shapes. Its effects are so powerful that incorporating a puzzle routine into your life can even increase your IQ by a few points and stave off memory loss in your senior years.

Puzzles are also known to increase the production of dopamine, a chemical that regulates mood, memory, and concentration, giving you a jolt of that powerful chemical with every successful piece placed on the board.

Puzzles are far more than a game, they are an excellent addition to a healthy lifestyle, and they were an outstanding supplement to this murder mystery story.

 

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Review

 PUZZLES AND PREMIERES by Elizabeth Pantley

The Tenth Magical Mystery Book Club Mystery

 

After a fun time making a snowman with snow swirling around them and members of the Magical Mystery Book Club are ready to choose a book to dive into for their next adventure. After everyone picked a few possibilities they're surprised to see Bob, the olm and Snapdragon Inn librarian, waiting for them. Following his suggestion they choose a cozy mystery set in a ski town that's hosting a film festival and are soon snuggled up in stylish snow gear with the Snapdragon Inn transformed into a chalet. Bob has provided them with treats, movie tickets, and most importantly jigsaw puzzles which provide clues. Soon the gang are meeting up with movie starts, publicists, and even a ghost from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Between enjoying the excitement of film premieres and eating plenty of snacks the crew will have to figure out what exactly the mystery is and how to solve it in order to get to The End!

It's always fun getting together with the Magical Mystery Club gang. From down to earth Paige to the outlandish Zell, talking cat, Frank, Mollie the ghost, and everyone else, the group has an exuberant dynamic and work together well. While they meet and interact with a lot of characters, PUZZLES AND PREMIERES also has them meet another ghost, Gloria. Were they there to solve her "accidental" death? Or will their mystery have something to do with the surprise announcement at the big premiere? As they complete jigsaw puzzles, the solutions send them to various locations around Jigsaw Valley where they work their magic to solve the mystery.

 

There wasn't as much emphasis on food in this tenth Magical Mystery Book Club Mystery and I found I sort of missed it. Some of the characters seemed more subdued and Moonglow was even a bit prickly! It's interesting to see a possible romance bloom and I loved how Mollie was able to share her ghostly knowledge with Gloria. All of the insider information about film festivals was fascinating and I enjoyed seeing everyone join in the fun of the festival as well as the investigation. After the mystery came to its conclusion there was a major surprise. While similar things have happened in the past the characters had extraordinarily good reasons for their choice, this one seemed much more arbitrary. Still, I enjoyed the book.

 

Grab your popcorn and dim the lights. Jigsaw puzzles, ghosts, and the excitement of a film festival make PUZZLES AND PREMIERES a fun mystery no matter the season!  

 

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Puzzles and Premieres: Magical Mystery Book Club ) by Elizabeth Pantley

About Puzzles and Premieres

Puzzles and Premieres: Magical Mystery Book Club
Paranormal Cozy Mystery 10th in Series
Setting - In a ski town at a film festival
Better Beginnings, Inc. (July 15, 2025)
Number of Pages: 290

When this club selects a book, magic happens!

This book club does more than read their books – they are absorbed right into the story to become the amateur sleuths! To exit the book and get back home, they need to solve the mystery and reach The End.

In this journey, they travel to a mountaintop ski town to experience the enchanting setting of a famous film festival. They’ll meet movie stars, producers, and directors. They’ll watch a film premiere, go skiing, and eat at fancy restaurants. It’s all very glamorous and exciting – until a famous actress disappears.

The book club is on the case! They discover clues in the most unusual way - by putting together enchanted jigsaw puzzles.

As usual, the club finds plenty of time to enjoy the unique setting of their journey, as they put together the mystery – one puzzle piece at a time.

About Elizabeth Pantley

 

Elizabeth writes well-loved cozy mysteries in two series: The Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic book series and the Magical Mystery Book Club series. Elizabeth lives in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona, two very different places. Both are rich, gorgeous, natural places, and inspire the settings in many of her books. 

Author Links: 

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BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/elizabeth-pantley  

Website:  https://elizabethpantleyauthor.com/ 

Purchase Link: Amazon  

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