Friday, April 18, 2014

Review: Easter Bunny Murder by: Leslie Meier

Title: Easter Bunny Murder
Author: Leslie Meier
Publisher: Kensington Books
Series: A Lucky Stone Mystery #19
Pages: 263
Format: Nook ebook
Source: Purchase

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 hunt 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, it's a swanky event where the grown-ups sip cocktails while their children search for eggs that are as likely to contain savings bonds as they are jelly beans. 

But when Lucy arrives with her three-year-old grandson, VV's normally welcoming gates are locked, and a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges only to drop dead moments later… Lucy discovers that the victim is Van Vorst Duff, VV's grandson, and soon learns that not all is as it seems at idyllic Pine Point, where the champagne and caviar seem to be running dry. Always a social butterfly, VV has been skipping lunch dates with friends, and her much-needed donations to local charities have stopped with no explanation. Maybe she's going senile, or maybe her heirs are getting a little too anxious to take over her estate… As Lucy gathers a basketful of suspects, she's convinced someone's been hunting for a lot more than eggs, and she'll have to chase the truth down a rabbit hole before the killer claims another victim…

My Thoughts:

Everyone in Tinker's Cove is eagerly getting ready for Easter and with that comes a annual Easter Egg Hunt at Vivian Van Vorst's massive house.  When people get there they find something isn't right.  Nothing has been prepared for the festival.  And not long does Van dressed up as the Easter Bunny.  As people in town begin to notice that something isn't right in the Vorst's house.  Everything from Vivi's treatment to people being fired and not getting what standard pay is.  As a slew of deaths start to pile up it's up to Lucy to figure out what is going on.

There are no shortage of suspects between Vivi's granddaughter Vicky and her husband to their questionable lawyer.  To any number of people who might have been wronged by Vivi. Who is the guilty party and what are they hoping to gain by this?

This was a great seasonal themed book.  I loved reading about Easter themes intertwined with the story of a great murder mystery.  I really was left wondering who committed the horrible crimes, it was such a page turner and one I would read on another Easter when I'm needing my Easter Egg fix!


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