An extraordinary,gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us Clayton Stumper might be in his twentiesbut he dresses like your grandpa and fusses like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakershe was raised by a group of eccentric enigmatologists and now finds himself among the last survivors of a fading institution. When the esteemed crossword compiler and main maternal presence in ClaytonΓÇÖs lifePippa Allsbrookpasses awayshe bestows her final puzzle on him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for life beyond the walls of the commune. So begins ClayΓÇÖs quest to uncover the secrets surrounding his birthsecrets that will change ClayΓÇöand the FellowshipΓÇöforever. The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers is pure joya story about love and family and what it means to find your peopleΓÇöno matter what age you are.