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Covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver is always one of Lucy Stone's favorite assignments. But when Lucy arrives with her three-year-old grandson, W's normal welcoming gates are locked, and a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges only to drop dead moments later. The victim is Van Vorst Duff, W's grandson. It turns out that all is not as idyllic as it seems at Pine Point. As Lucy gathers a basketful of suspects, she must find a killer...
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Lucy Stone volume 19
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English
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Chocolate covered murder: Despite the frigid winter temperatures, to boost the economy, Tinker's Cove is launching a travel promotion for Valentine's Day. Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer Chocolate--and its deliciously handsome owner. But there's another tantalizing tart behind the counter--sultry store manager Tamzin Graves. Leaving a throng of jealous women in her wake, it's almost no surprise when Tamzin turns up dead, her body...
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A Lucy Stone mystery volume Book 24
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
An uneventful Thanksgiving season is shattered by the overdose-related death of a wealthy investor's daughter, a tragedy that Lucy Stone links to the possible schemes of the victim's pregnant stepmother.
Author
Series
Lucy Stone mystery volume 25
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As Tinker's Cove, Maine, buzzes over a town-wide silver wedding anniversary bash, Lucy is reminded of her nuptials and ponders the whereabouts of Beth Gerard, her strong-willed maid of honor. Lucy never would have made it down the aisle without Beth's help, and although the two friends lost touch over the years, she decides to reach out. It only takes one phone call for Lucy to realize that a reunion will happen sooner than later--at Beth's funeral....
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Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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Petty rivalries and feuds that have long been simmering finally come to a boil, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of may guest, including Lee Cummings who accues Tucker Whitney of stealing her recipe for low fat, sugar-free cookies. But the icing on the cake is when Tucker is found strangles in her apartment on the following morning.
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Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Three St. Patrick's Day themed novellas set in Maine feature Lucy Stone, Hayley Powell, and Julia Snowden all trying to solve suspicious deaths in unexpected circumstances.
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
255 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
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When her part-time reporting gig gives Lucy the opportunity to attend a Boston newspaper conference, she looks forward to the vacation from domestic bliss. But upon leaving Tinker's Cove, she quickly discovers that alone time can be kind of. . .lonely. And in between libel workshops and panel discussions, Lucy takes a guilt trip. She feels terrible that she won't be home to help her husband celebrate Father's Day.
But when Luther Read-head of a nearly...
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
255 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
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The whole town of Tinker's Cove is looking forward to the celebration marking former librarian Julia Ward Howe Tilley's ninetieth birthday. Lucy Stone, Miss Tilley's closest friend, dreamed up the party idea--at about the same time she decided she's not getting old without a fight. Noticing crow's feet and a potential jelly belly, she's resolved to exercise more and purchase some heavy-duty wrinkle cream, asap!
That sounds like a plan--until Lucy...
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Series
A Lucy Stone mystery volume 28
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town's retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn't quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance... Lucy can't fathom...
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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When Jake Marlowe, a co-owner of Downeast Mortgage in Tinker's Cove, Maine, is murdered, and his partner, Ben Scribner, begins receiving death threats after claiming to be visited by Marlowe's ghost, Ludy Stone is on the case.
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Series
Lucy Stone mystery volume 27
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Language
English
Description
"After returning from her father-in-law's funeral in Florida, Lucy can almost hear the death knell of her part-time reporter job the instant she meets new hire Rob Callahan. He's young, ambitious, and positioning himself to become the Pennysaver's next star reporter. Adding insult to injury, Lucy only gets assigned the local St. Patrick's Day parade once Rob passes on the story. But before beer flows and bagpipes sound, Rob becomes suspected of destroying...
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A Lucy Stone mystery volume 26
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English
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Lucy doesn't know what to expect as she arrives on a private Maine island owned by eccentric billionaire Scott Newman, only that the exclusive experience should make for a very intriguing feature story. An avid environmentalist, Scott has stripped the getaway of modern conveniences in favor of an extreme eco-friendly lifestyle. A trip to Holiday Island is like traveling back to the nineteenth century--much to the dismay of the island's other residents......
14) Mistletoe murder
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
234 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
Description
"As if baking holiday cookies, knitting a sweater for her husband's gift, and making her daughter's angel costume for the church pageant weren't enough things for Lucy Stone's busy Christmas schedule, she's also working nights at the famous mail-order company Country Cousins. But when she discovers Sam Miller, its very wealthy founder, dead in his car from an apparent suicide, the sleuth in her knows something just doesn't smell right"--From publisher...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three novellas from three cozy mystery writers all feature murders that happen at Halloween parties, including a fete in a Victorian home where someone overdoses on tainted drugs and a teenage sleepover where the attendees discover a murdered neighbor.
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Although Perry, the earl of the house, and his sister, Poppy, are surprisingly accommodating to their jetlagged guests, Lucy feels uneasy after a fallen portrait sparks talk of a deadly family omen. The bad vibes come in quickly: snobby Aunt Millicent and her handmaiden Harrison unexpectedly drop by for the exhibition, and meals with the family are consistently tense. But real trouble begins when a body, bludgeoned by the chapel's gold-plated reliquary,...
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A Lucy Stone mystery volume 29
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As part-time Tinker's Cove, Maine reporter Lucy Stone says "oui" to her daughter's surprise wedding invitation in France, she must also make a different kind of vow--to catch a killer!"--
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Publisher
Kensington Books
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228 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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In the town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, the body of barkeep Old Dan Malone is found floating in the town's icy harbor, forcing Lucy Stone, the Pennysaver newspaper's intrepid reporter, to solve this murder before the St. Patrick's Day celebrations begin.
20) Bake sale murder
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
234 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Lucy Stone stumbles upon the dead body of Mimi, the annoying and whiny wife of local developer Fred Stanton, she launches her own investigation into the murder, a quest that makes the killer nervous and results in threatening notes.