Sometimes, judging a book by how good it is depends on the relief you feel after finishing the book… If it’s a relief that all the hero/heroine’s struggles ended… It’s good because you did care for the character. If you don’t feel relief at all, then it’s good and the story haunts you. If you wish it didn’t end and it still have a sequel, then that was a really nice book. But if you’re so relieved because you finished it, damn. That was a waste of time…I’m so sorry, Ms. Meier… But I’m not really interested with Lucy Stone’s family dilemma… Her convention… The murder. I don’t know but I didn’t feel like I am in the story, like I am a part of the story… Like I always feel when reading something good… I’m not saying that you’re not a good writer… It’s just that, it felt like she didn’t open-up for me, Lucy Stone’s thoughts were quite limited. I don’t know… I just don’t feel the story. I half-wish that Ms. Meier won’t actually read this. Hahaha. Anyways, that’s impossible…The story was about Lucy Stone, her family and her career. Then, she encounters a murder in a convention. It bored me… I’m so sorry. I’m not really interested on who the killer was. The only thing I wanted to do is to finish it. I hate skipping books… It’s like, I don’t have respect if I don’t read and finish it. Even if the book was awful. I’m not saying that it was awful… I just didn’t feel like I’ve fallen into the book and lived with Ms. Meier’s characters…I’m so sorry.
This was my first time reading any of Meier's books. I'm so glad I did. I hesitated before reading this book because I always try to read a series in order. After reading other posts about this series, I decided I'd just jump in and try it. Well worth it! Meier has a fluid writing skill that makes the reader forget they are reading. The story itself was just what I was ready to read this weekend. So appropriate......for Father's Day weekend. My husband said, "Thanks a lot!". The story was captivating from the beginning. Only a stay-at-home would appreciate the experience of being able to leave the husband, kids, animals and house duties for just a little while. (And still worry about them all.) Lucy isn't the typical "nosy" or overbearing type that some cozy authors seem to portray their heroine. She has an easy personality with enough wit to make her interesting. By adding the whole family drama and responsibilities, Lucy has become very realistic and believable.Thank you Leslie Meier for a great escape. I look forward to reading more in this series.
What do You think about Father's Day Murder (2004)?
Lucy Stone is one of my favorite characters in cozy mystery. She is a little frumpy, a little obsessed with her kids, at times irked by her husband and her newspaper editor boss, and always in need of a little more time in her day. Here she gets to go to Boston to a newspaper convention, and she relishes a little me-time, misses and worries about her family back home, and feels a little intimidated by more fashionable attendees---all feelings I could relate to. However, Lucy is present when yet another murdered person is found and plunges into the investigation, risking her own life---all things I would never do. Fun book
—ChrisGA
As the book declares, the setting for the story made for a reflection on the seamy side of people. I can't believe I'm writing it, but this book just...just might, be better than Birthday Party Murder. It's as if the former was written pertinently for me. Each passage lasted exactly the required length, and the setting changed accordingly, coincidentally when my mind would start to tap its foot impatiently. There was not one single wasted word. The setting for this book was very different from Tinker's Cove. It happened in Boston. Leslie Meier took the challenge easily in her stride. I'm so glad to have found this series. Time flies with books like these. Wonderful, a simply wonderful state of affairs, not counting the next few days when I'll be working my way through the ten books left. I know I haven't done justice to such a symbiotic book, but I'm grateful, believe me.
—Luffy Monkey D.
Another suspenseful murder mystery from the pen of Leslie Meier. This particular story finds mother of four, amateur detective and full-time reporter Lucy Stone heading off to Boston for a newspaper conference. Once again she finds herself in the middle of a murder! This time it is a newspaper mogul who is pronounced dead at the conference. Will Lucy arrive safe and sound back in Tinker's Cove in time to prepare Father's Day breakfast for her husband Bill? many twists and turns along the way. Another great edition to this series!
—Andrea
