Star Spangled Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery - Softcover

Meier, Leslie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758219717 ISBN 13: 9780758219718

Publisher: Kensington, 2005

Synopsis

Lucy Stone is in the doghouse - with her next-door neighbour, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo, the Stones' misbehaving mutt, has developed a taste for Mrs. Pratt's blue-ribbon winning chickens, as well an escape artist's talent for sneaking out. With the Fourth of July coming up, Lucy doesn't want to set off any more fireworks with the crabby Prudence. Another sign that the crazy days of summer are in full swing arrives when a group of naturists - a.k.a. nudists - descends on Tinker's Cove, skinny-dipping at the pond that borders Mrs. Pratt's property, giving her something else to complain about. Worse still, the local lobstermen are upset about poachers - and suspicion falls on Mrs. Pratt's husband and son. Then the July Fourth fireworks are cancelled to protect a patch of extremely rare purple-spotted lichen, and Mrs Pratt is the victim of a hit and run. Tinker's Cove is full of suspects, but none with so personal a motive as the Stones. Their feud with Mrs. Pratt has put the

About this title

About the Author:

Leslie Meier is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty Lucy Stone mysteries and has also written for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. She is currently at work on the next Lucy Stone mystery. Readers can visit her website at www.LeslieMeier.com

Review:

"Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth."
-- Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago Sun-Times )

About this edition

• Publisher: Kensington
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0758219717
• ISBN 13: 9780758219718
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 272