“The two new partners in the S and M Detective Agency untangle a trio of unrelated cases . . . If this sounds like quite the breakfast buffet, it is . . . [with a ] down-home setting and rat-a-tat dialogue." ⎯ Kirkus Reviews
“A satisfying whodunit . . . . As in the previous installment, Sands has a blast plunging readers into Maggie’s unique mind, employing sentence diagrams and linguistic puzzles in service of a shrewd mystery plot. This series has legs.” ⎯ Publishers Weekly
“Sands, having written five true crime books, has brought a brilliant savant to the genre. In view of Maggie’s youth, mystery readers can hope for a string of Wordhunter hits in coming years.” ⎯ Library Journal
“Sands brings her hard-drinking, bike-riding forensic semiotics specialist Maggie Moore and her former police detective partner Silas Jackson back together for another strange case . . . Readers should strap in for a wild, booze-infused bike ride as the search takes Maggie and Silas on a crazy yet hilarious South Florida adventure.” ⎯ Booklist
"As original and colorful as an expert tattoo, CODEBREAKERS is Florida-crazy (and you know that's pretty crazy), mad salty, and every-page laugh-out-loud hilarious, the most addictive crime/buddy/whodunnit novel you'll ever read, about one seriously badass woman and the power of words." ⎯ Jenna Blum, bestselling author of The Lost Family
"What a captivating book! Clever, smart, ingenious, and absolutely irresistible. If you love words, if you love twisty mysteries, and if you love a quirky genius of a main character, Codebreakers will be your new favorite book. Puzzles within puzzles propel this innovative and unique story⎯relentlessly tense and completely heartbreaking at the same time. Standing ovation for the talented Stella Sands⎯I absolutely loved this." ⎯ Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of All This Could Be Yours
“The unpredictable duo of Maggie and Detective Jackson are great fun to spend time with.” - Wall Street Journal on Wordhunter
"A sloppy but talented student of forensic linguistics is summoned to help solve the abduction of a Florida mayor in this thriller that will appeal to fans of mysteries and wordplay alike. Think Wordle meets CSI: Miami and you’re on the right track." - Seattle Times on Wordhunter
“Maggie Moore is tattooed and pierced and drinks beer for breakfast, but she’s also a linguistic savant with a lightning quick mind. In short, she’s a winning protagonist for a smart, original, and entirely entertaining mystery. If you love words, puzzles, or just a well crafted story, you will love Wordhunter.” - Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of Find Me, on Wordhunter
"True crime author Sands makes an auspicious fiction debut with this crackling mystery centered on a Lisbeth Salanderesque savant. . . . Sands nails the genius investigator formula on her first try, spinning Maggie into a memorable heroine and handing her an enthralling first case. This transfixes from the first page." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Wordhunter
