Mistletoe Murder (Lucy Stone Mysteries) - Softcover

Meier, Leslie

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9781509851812: Mistletoe Murder (Lucy Stone Mysteries)

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ISBN 10: 150985181X ISBN 13: 9781509851812

Publisher: Macmillan Bello, 2017

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As if baking Christmas cookies, knitting a jumper for her husband's gift, and making her daughter's angel costume for the church pageant weren't enough things for Lucy Stone's busy Christmas schedule, she's also working the night shift at a mail-order company. But when she discovers Sam Miller, its very wealthy founder, dead in his car from an apparent suicide, the sleuth in her knows something just doesn't smell right . . . Lucy is convinced that someone murdered Sam. But who? And why? With each twist she uncovers in this bizarre case, another shocking revelation is exposed. Now, as Christmas draws near and Lucy gets dangerously close to the truth, she's about to receive a present from Santa she didn't ask for - a killer who won't be satisfied until everyone on his shopping list is dead, including Lucy herself . . . The very first novel set in Lucy's hometown of Tinker's Cove, Maine, this festive, wonderfully fun and cozy mystery from New York Times bestseller Leslie Meier is a delight from start to finish. "I like Lucy Stone a lot, and so will readers." -Carolyn Hart "Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth." -Chicago Sun Times "The Lucy Stone mysteries will appeal to fans of domestic mysteries." -Booklist "Mothers everywhere will identify with Lucy Stone and the domestic problems she encounters." -Publishers Weekly

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About the Author:

Leslie Meier is the author of over twenty Lucy Stone mysteries. Her books are inspired by her own family life - she has three children - and she worked as a reporter for a number of local newspapers near her home in Cape Cod, USA. As Leslie's own children have grown up, so have Lucy's, and Leslie has a keen eye for the day-to-day life of small-town America. Perceptive and cleverly plotted, her books never fail to entertain.

From Kirkus Reviews:

A first mystery whose main charm lies in the yuppie accouterments (plaid wool neckties, earthenware jam pots, etc.) that are offered through the Country Cousins Christmas catalogue. One of the order-takers at the store's headquarters in Tinker's Cove, Maine, is chatty, snoopy Lucy Stone, who, on her break, discovers co-owner Sam Miller dead in the parking lot. Suicide or murder? Officer Culpepper and Lucy think a killer may have been hired. so they place ads in Soldier of Fortune-like magazines. When Culpepper is waylaid, ending up comatose in the hospital, Lucy investigates on her own--and is most disgruntled when her first choice for murderer, the officious customer-service manager, has an alibi. But what about Sam's younger brother, who now owns all of Country Cousins? Or Sam's snobby wife Marcia, who may have been having an affair? Lucy suspects everyone, even the minister and his arty wife, but eventually accosts the guilty at Culpepper's bedside. Quaint Maine types dart in and out of the plot's holes, shedding mittens and clich‚s as they go. A cute venue but a flat delivery. -- Copyright �1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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