A GREAT ENDING

Mystery author Cynthia Riggs has swapped tales of intrigue for a real-life romance. Riggs, 81, received a package of letters written in code last year. She recognized them as cryptograms written to her 60 years earlier by Howard Attebery, an admirer she’d known while working at a marine laboratory in the 1950s but had not seen since. Attebery’s package included a new message, which translated to “I have never stopped loving you.” Riggs soon reunited with Attebery, 90—and last weekend, the pair were married. “Oh man, life is just amazing,” said Riggs. “Don’t give up hope.”