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Turkey Day Murder (2002)

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0786247274 (ISBN13: 9780786247271)
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Resident amateur sleuth Lucy Stone has a lot on her plate this Thanksgiving... Besides fixing dinner for 12, having to come up with something suitable for two vegan college kids to eat, write for the pennysaver, and deal with her chauvinistic boss, she also has a murder to solve!Curt Nolan and his chicken murderer of a dog are hardly welcome in small town Tinker's Cove, making his murder next to impossible to solve. Everyone is suspect! Lucy puts her journalistic skills to work and gets a bit too close to the killer... Maybe she should of listened to her boss and stayed home to cook and clean for her family? But, then she just wouldn't be the Lucy Stone everyone loves!There is a lot to like about this small town murder mystery, Turkey Day Murder, by Leslie Meier. Lucy Stone is very likable, and her antics are hilarious! This was my first Lucy Stone mystery, but it won't be my last. I already have my eye on the sixth Lucy Stone mystery, "Christmas Cookie Murder".Fans of murder mysteries and holiday stories alike will enjoy this book. I gave it four stars!

This time the topic is casinos. Lucy is writing a feature story for the Pennysaver regarding this subject, and while doing research for the article, she discovers that the town is split as to whether they want a casino or not. The economy has been tough for the residents of Tinker's Cove, and Lucy knows that a casino will add jobs to a struggling economy. But she also knows that gambling can be a hard addiction for some, and she worries that her town will never be the same again if a casino is added to her sleepy town. I have really enjoyed all of the books in the Lucy Stone series. Reading them in order, I have watched Lucy's children grow, and have also glimpsed a change in the relationship between herself and her husband, Bill. In previous books, Bill has been portrayed as a grouchy, demanding husband. However, in this book, he was a bit more understanding...a welcome change to the series. Her kids, however, seemed a lot more whiney and unappreciative. I look forward to reading more Lucy Stone mysteries for years to come!

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This year's quest has been to read holiday related books. So, since it's now November, it is time to break out the Thanksgiving books! This was a pretty standard mystery. Lucy Stone is a local reporter in a small New England town. The town is having some internal struggles. The local Native Americans are lobbying to become recognized as a tribe so that they can build a huge new casino. There is very little of their history left - only one war club to mark the tribe's exisitence. Some of the town supports the casino and the boost it would give to the local economy, and some like the small town just the way it is. The dispute results in one of the Mettinnicut Indians being killed at a Thanksgiving day football game, his brain smashed in with the priceless war club. He often got into arguments, so the suspects include almost everyone in town. Lucy uses her reputation as a reporter to get people to talk to her, and tries to solve the mystery.
—Amber

Lucy Stone is working for the town newspaper as well as preparing for Thanksgiving. She is especially looking forward to this one as Toby will be home after going off to his first year of college.Lucy is excited and putting the finishing touches on supper. She was hoping Toby and his friend Matt would be there by now so she could spend some time with them before she had to go to City Hall to cover a meeting for the paper regarding the legitimization of the Metinnicut Indian tribe in Tinker's Cove. Tempers flare at the meeting but Lucy is able to cover it and get back home only to find Toby has finally shown up but also brought 2 female guests as well. Nothing is working out the way she expected.The town is now talking about the building of a casino since the tribe will be acknowledged. Curt Nolan is leader of the group and is against a casino but most others are for it. When Curt turns up dead, Lucy wants to help find the killer.
—Paula

Lucy Stone suffering from empty-nest syndrome when her oldest child Toby returns hope for Thanksgiving with friends in tow and not a moment to spend with Mom. Lucy is busy writing for the newspaper and trying to put a Thanksgiving meal together for more people than first expected, keeping order in the house and making sure her kids get along, and husband Bill is happy. Then of course there is murder, mystery and mayhem thrown into the mix. Lucy finds herself mixed up once again in the middle of it all and the sleuth feels hemmed in and threatened. Will the murder be solved in time for a peaceful holiday season for Lucy and her family? Once again Leslie Meier writes an engaging and entertaining story.
—Andrea

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