Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Valentine Murder
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Leslie Meier
Class/Genre: Mystery Woman Main Character Amateur Sleuth Cozy
Series: Lucy Stone # 5
Kensington, Feb 1999, $20.00, 256 pp.
Tinkers Cove is scenic New England town whose panoramic beauty cannot disguise the evil that people often do. Lucy Stone, housewife and mother of four, knows this first hand as she has investigated several homicides. However, when Lucy volunteers to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Broadbrooks Free Library, she was not expecting to begin her new position investigating a homicide.
Lucy went to see the librarian Bitsy Howell, only to find the woman shot to death. The police are convinced that a member of the board killed Bitsy. When gay board member Hayden Northcross apparently commits suicide, the law enforcement officials strongly feel that this is a classic case of murder-suicide. Lucy vehemently disagrees because Hayden loved his significant other and his antique business, and lived his life to the fullest. Determined to uncover the truth, Lucy investigates whet she believes is a double murder. However, this time she places more than herself in danger as a killer is willing to target her family as well.
Leslie Meir's "Lucy Stone" mysteries provide an insider's glimpse into a New England town that showcase the good, the bad, and the greedy. VALENTINE MURDER adds to that view with a more enlightening and descriptive manner than previously provided. The protagonist remains realistic and interesting, while the story line moves forward in a believable and intriguing way. This pleasant cozy is a way to stay warm and contented on a cold winter's night
Harriet Klausner
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