Author: Leslie Meier
Publisher: Kensington
Series: Lucy Stone #24
Pages: 247
Format: Hardcover
Source: Library
Description:
It's late autumn in Tinker's Cove, Maine, and the last surviving flowers on Lucy Stone's porch have fallen victim to the first frost of the season. But as the part-time reporter learns, this cold November morning will claim more than potted plants . . .
Besides the annual Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving Day, Lucy expects the approaching holiday to be a relatively uneventful one--until she finds beautiful Alison Franklin dead and frozen in Blueberry Pond. No one knows much about Alison, except that she was the daughter of wealthy investor Ed Franklin and struggled quietly with drug addiction. Police blame her death on an accidental overdose, but Lucy can't understand what terrible forces could lead a privileged woman to watery ruin . . .
Alison's funeral service is just as puzzling. Many believe Ed's young--and very pregnant--new wife, Mireille, divided the family, leaving Alison to wither on the vine. Did Mireille truly adore her stepchild as Ed claims, or did she pit father against daughter for personal gain?
As a state of unrest descends on Tinker's Cove, Lucy is thrown into a full-scale investigation. Now, in a race against time, Lucy must beat the killer to the finish line--or she can forget about stuffing and cranberry sauce . . .
My Thoughts:
Lucy Stone has her work cut out for her in the latest mystery in this one she is preparing for a Turkey Trot 5k run on Thanksgiving. While practicing she discovers the dead body of Allison Franklin who has drowned. While everyone is quick to dismiss the death as drug overdose Lucy can't help but wonder if it is something else.
When Allison's father gets the town in an uproar over immigrants and misconceptions about a new family starting a business his prejudice misjudges the family in question. He accuses them of being immigrants when they are as american as apple pie. When her father Ed Franklin winds up dead loyalties are torn and divided. Who killed the father and daughter and why? Will Lucy figure it out in time or will her time run out?
I love Lucy and her knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She finds herself torn about the whole thing. Wanting to believe that it's not a race issue. Or a drug issue. But could it be? Will her town ever be the same again. Definitely a series I love to read when I come across it!
My Thoughts:
Lucy Stone has her work cut out for her in the latest mystery in this one she is preparing for a Turkey Trot 5k run on Thanksgiving. While practicing she discovers the dead body of Allison Franklin who has drowned. While everyone is quick to dismiss the death as drug overdose Lucy can't help but wonder if it is something else.
When Allison's father gets the town in an uproar over immigrants and misconceptions about a new family starting a business his prejudice misjudges the family in question. He accuses them of being immigrants when they are as american as apple pie. When her father Ed Franklin winds up dead loyalties are torn and divided. Who killed the father and daughter and why? Will Lucy figure it out in time or will her time run out?
I love Lucy and her knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She finds herself torn about the whole thing. Wanting to believe that it's not a race issue. Or a drug issue. But could it be? Will her town ever be the same again. Definitely a series I love to read when I come across it!
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