Leslie Meier
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Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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Lucy Stone attends a newspaper conference in Boston over Father's Day. She feels terrible abour missing the Father's Day festivities with her husband but when the head of a newspaper dynasty suddenly drops dead, Lucy's mind turns to solving the murder.
22) Yule Log Murder
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But there's little room for holiday cheer when murder is the new seasonal tradition . . .
YULE LOG MURDER by LESLIE MEIER
Lucy Stone is thrilled to be cast as an extra in a festive period film-until the set becomes a murder scene decorated in blood and buttercream icing. Returning to her role as sleuth, Lucy dashes to restore peace to Tinker's Cove, unwrap...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2015].
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Covering the town's annual Giant Pumpkin Fest during the Halloween season, reporter Lucy Stone follows leads to a local general store-turned-Internet hotspot when her husband, Bill, is framed for a friend's murder.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
It's Valentine's Day in Tinker's Cove. And while the cupcakes Lucy Stone is baking for her children will have pink frosting and candy hearts, Lucy's thoughts aren't centered on sugary sentiments. She's barely arrived at her first board meeting of the newly-renovated library when Bitsy Howell, the new librarian, is found dead in the basement, shot only minutes before story hour was to start. The agitated board members assume that Bitsy was killed by...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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In this little Maine town, Halloween brings a homicide: "[A] charming setting and likable cast...enjoyable reading."—Publishers Weekly
The locals in Tinker's Cove are busy planning haunted-house parties and ghostly galas, and Lucy Stone is whipping up orange-frosted cupcakes, recycling tutus for her daughters' costumes, helping her son with his pre-teen rebellion, and breast-feeding her brand-new baby. But amid the...
The locals in Tinker's Cove are busy planning haunted-house parties and ghostly galas, and Lucy Stone is whipping up orange-frosted cupcakes, recycling tutus for her daughters' costumes, helping her son with his pre-teen rebellion, and breast-feeding her brand-new baby. But amid the...
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Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Reporter Lucy Stone, of Tinker's Cove, Maine, uncovers some icky revelations about Bart Hume, a philandering cardiac surgeon, as she investigates a shooting murder connected to a suspicious accident fatality and the disappearance of a teen youth counselor. Along the way, Lucy and Sara, Lucy's high school freshman daughter, are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the killer.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
455 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
HAUNTED HOUSE MURDER : Lucy Stone must determine whether the arrival of an eccentric couple and the disappearance of a local boy are linked.
DEATH BY HAUNTED HOUSE : Hayley Powell investigates a mysterious property and a missing realtor.
HALLOWED OUT : a killer Halloween party leaves an actor dead and Julia Snowden searching for clues.
In this trio of novellas, tricks and treats keep the Halloween spirits alive in coastal Maine. But this year the...
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English
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Lucy and her oldest daughter, Elizabeth, travel to New York City after winning an all-expenses-paid mother-daughter makeover from Jolie magazine. But after arriving in the Big Apple, the duo find the contest is fraught with cattiness, tension and mistrust, complicated by the magazine's haughty editor and bickering staff. The outing turns into a nightmare after Jolie's controversial fashion editor suddenly falls mysterious ill and dies and then Elizabeth...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
Valentine Murder: Lucy has barely arrived at her first library board meeting when the new librarian is found dead in the basement. The agitated group assumes Bitsy Howell was killed by an outsider--until Detective Lt. Horowitz announces that the killer is among them. Lucy knew that Bitsy rubbed some people the wrong way. But she has a hunch the murderous motives run a lot deeper. And as she snoops into the curious lifestyles and shocking secrets of...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spring has sprung in Tinker's Cove, and Lucy Stone has a mile-long to-do list from painting eggs with her grandson, to preparing the perfect Easter feast, to reviving her garden after a long, cold winter, she hardly has time to search for a killer with a deadly case of spring fever. Lucy has always loved covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at Pine Point, her luxurious oceanfront estate,...
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English
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Description
Christmas Card Murder: "In the midst of holiday home renovations, Lucy Stone accidentally unwraps a murder mystery decades in the making when she discovers an old Christmas card with a nasty message belonging to one of her farmhouse's previous residents. The case may be colder than a New England Christmas, but Lucy's determined to sort it out before Santa comes to town." -- Amazon.
Death of a Christmas Carol: "The Island Times Christmas soiree gets...
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Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy believes the woman isn't exactly as warm hearted--or qualified--as she seems. That hunch deepens when Darleen and a young employee vanish...and dismembered remains...
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
Description
Haunted House Murder: "Newcomers to Tinker's Cove, Ty and Heather Moon have moved into a dilapidated house reputed to be a haven for ghosts. Now strange noises and flickering lights erupt from the house at all hours and neighborly relations are on edge. And when a local boy goes missing near the house, it's up to Lucy Stone to unravel the mystery of the eccentric couple and their increasingly frightful behavior." -- Dust jacket.
Death By Haunted...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Hannah Swensen of the Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, Minnesota, discovers her neighbor's head bashed in; Jaine Austen's holiday stay at her parents' home in the Tampa Vistas retirement community is enlivened by the murder of elderly lothario; and, Maine reporter Lucy Stone investigates a four-year-old boy's disappearance. Includes recipes.
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Kensington Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tinker's Cove is abuzz with excitement when Norah, the queen of daytime TV, comes to town and selects Lucy and her pals to be featured in her "Women Who Make a Difference" episode. In recognition for their charitable work, the ladies and their husbands are awarded a dream vacation in Paris, complete with classes at Le Cooking School with renowned pastry chef Larry Bruneau. But their bon voyage is cut short when Lucy discovers the chef in a pool of...
36) Yule log murder
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Yule Log Murder: "Lucy Stone is thrilled to be cast as an extra in a festive period film--until the set becomes a murder scene decorated in blood and buttercream icing. Returning to her role as sleuth, Lucy dashes to restore peace to Tinker's Cove, unwrap a cold-hearted criminal's MO, and reveal how one ornate Yule log cake could possibly cause so much drama." -- Dust jacket.
Death by Yule Log: "Hayley Powell's holidays aren't off to a very merry...
37) Eggnog murder
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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition ; Unabridged.
Physical Desc
483 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"With the fireplace crackling and the tree twinkling, Christmas in Maine is picture perfect--until murder dampens the holiday spirit. A gift-wrapped bottle of eggnog proves to be a killer concoction for a Tinker's Cove local in Leslie Meier's title story. Bar Harbor's grouchy town librarian suffers a fatal--and suspicious--allergic reaction to non-dairy eggnog in Lee Hollis's tale. And from Barbara Ross comes Imogen Geinkes, whose Killer Eggnog gives...
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English
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"Tinker's Cove newest residents Ty and Heather Moon turn their Victorian home into a haunted house to raise funds for charity. But the Halloween fun turns to horrific fright when Heather overdoses on tainted drugs--and Ty finds himself accused of murder. Digging deep into the story, journalist Lucy Stone uncovers some sinister secrets in the Moons' past linked to a conspiracy in her hometown... DEATH OF A HALLOWEEN PARTY MONSTER by LEE HOLLIS Everyone...
40) Christmas sweets
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The Twelve Desserts of Christmas: "It's the perfect mix of naughty and nice when two lovestruck boarding school teachers watch six kids over Christmas break. But when someone wants the cozy couple's romance to burn out faster than a scorched fruitcake, it's Hannah Swensen to the rescue, armed with her sleuthing skills--and twelve deliciously festive recipes..." -- Page [4] cover.
Nightmare on Elf Street: "Aside from the mortifying costume, how bad...