Betsy Maury reviews The Puzzle Master, Danielle Trussoni’s thriller about a centuries-old riddle. Plus short reviews of The Work: A Jigsaw Memoir by Zachary Sklar; The Empty Kayak by Jode Millman; Death, Resurrection, and the Spirit of New Orleans by Ken McCarthy; Hyman by Lawrence Bush; and We Beat Back the Fascists by Spencer Kroll.