The Missing Piece of the Puzzle

About the Book

In The Missing Piece of the Puzzle, two men are running out of time to have their dreams come true. Max Duncan hopes to become an accomplished author but he cannot find a good story to write. Sala Walker has a sea trunk filled with historical materials that have never been made public, but he cannot write. Neither man can achieve success on his own until a curious letter brings them together. Each man will learn that he holds the key to ther other's success. The Missing Piece of the Puzzle is a story of international intrigue, a terrifying skyjacking incident, travel to a forbidden place, a hurricane with disasterous effects, a debilitating disease that affects one of the men, and even a frightening and unexpected encounter with one of the men's wives. This is a fast paced compelling novel that brings a questionable incident in American history, the explosion and the sinking of the battleship, The Maine in 1898, into the twenty-first century.

About the Author

Bruce Weiss is the author of the novels Time Chamber (Vantage Press, 2003), The Ghost of Rudolf Hess (Vantage Press, 2005), Native Daughter (Vantage Press 2006), and The Collection (Authorhouse 2010), and a short story included in the Key West Author's Co-op edition of Mango Summers. In addition, he's written a high school textbook on the history of Connecticut. He lives in Essex, Connecticut with his wife Ivy. He is an alumnus of Boston University and did his graduate history studies at Wesleyan University.