Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle
Bake Sale Murder
Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Leslie Meier
Class/Genre: Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Cozy
Series: Lucy Stone # 13
Kensington, Hardback, 12/06, 240 pages, $22.00
Lucy Stone’s neighborhood has changed. Instead of her nice quiet street, now there’s a new subdivision nearby with a loud motorcycle riding teenager.
Lucy and her friends, Sue, Pam, and Rachel begin working on the Hat and Mitten fund. They decide a bake sale, like they used to hold, would be a great fundraiser. Lucy volunteers to call everyone to get donations of baked goods. Unfortunately she finds that she hasn’t kept up with everyone and they’re all busy doing something else and unable to bake anything.
So they decide to include the new neighbors in the subdivision to help with the bake sale. New neighbor Chris Cashman decides to take over. Lucy’s fine with letting her take over, but it puts a real strain on her friendship with Sue as she’d always been the leader before. Chris decides they should make low-carb snacks, sell bottled water, and even make some dog treats. They’re going to have a taste test to decide which recipes are the best for the sale.
The date of the taste test Mimi Stanton doesn’t show up. Lucy is dispatched to check on her and find out if she needs any help. Unfortunately Lucy finds Mimi in her kitchen with a large knife in her chest.
Who could have killed her and why? Lucy sets out to figure out who did it since she doesn’t think the person the police arrested is the killer.
I love this series. Lucy is such a fun character. She’s very involved with her kids, friends, and community. Her involvement gives her credibility in investigating, plus it sets up the secondary story line. I really enjoyed this book. I highly recommend it.
Dawn Dowdle
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