Lucy Stone, mother of three, works as a reporter on her local paper in the small town of Tinker's Cove, Maine. She's asked to write an article about a new local business, Chanticleer's Chocolates. But, as is so often the case with Lucy, it turns out not to be your usual run-of-the mill assignment . . . A local fisherman drowns suspiciously and then Chanticleer's sultry store manager turns up dead and covered in chocolate. Is this the work of a bitter ex-wife? Or is a rival fudge shop, recently stripped of its status as the "Best Candy on the Coast", behind her demise? With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Lucy gets on the case.Sweeter than sugar, this 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
Grandma Sal's Soup-To-Nuts Cooking Challenge is coming to town, and Skye Denison is entering.
In these two beloved mysteries now collected in one volume for the very first time, it’s Valentine’s Day in Tinker’s Cove, Maine—but when it comes to foul play, Pennysaver reporter Lucy Stone can’t sugar-coat the truth .
She also knows that she must work fast - because the killer could still be after her!Join Heather as she chases a murderer before Valentine's Day!Praise for Susan Gillard: "Another fun book in this series.
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"Two Lucy Stone Valentine's Day mysteries in one volume"--Cover.
Knee-deep in cupcakes with pastel frosting and candy hearts, Lucy Stone is shocked when new librarian Bitsy Howell is murdered and Detective Horowitz announces that the murderer is among them, so she casts aside her culinary concoctions to ...
When the remains of her husband's friend Evan are found in a trunk opened by a catapulting pumpkin, Lucy Stone must invesigate to prove her husband innocent and find the real murderer.
After one of the guests at Tinker's Cove's annual Christmas Cookie Exchange is found strangled, it's up to Lucy Stone to ensure that a cold-blooded killer gets his just desserts this holiday season. Reissue.
While Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree has moved on from fixing up houses, she still can't resist the urge to snoop into the occasional murder.
And as Lucy notices some peculiar behavior and uncovers some surprising connections—and then another tour member dies—she winds up in a daring scheme to find a mastermind of murder… “There’s plenty here to please Meier’s ...