Christmas Carol Murder

Description

It's Christmas in the small town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, and Lucy Stone - newspaper reporter and mother of three - is excited about her acting debut in the town's production of A Christmas Carol. Lucy normally loves planning for the holidays, but this year Tinker's Cove has fallen on hard times. With so many residents struggling to make ends meet, Christmas festivities are a luxury some can't afford. But the story's not so bleak at Downeast Mortgage, whose tight-fisted owners, Jake Marlowe and Ben Scribner, are raking in profits from everyone's misfortune. Half the town is in their debt, so when the miserly Marlowe is murdered, the mourners are few and the suspects are many . . .Can Lucy find the murderer amidst the yuletide chaos? She's going to have to move fast, as there are death threats flying about, not tom mention a ghostly visitor . . .Bursting with festive spirit, and as comforting as a roaring log fire, this wonderfully fun and cozy mystery from New York Times bestseller Leslie Meier is a delight from start to finish."I like Lucy Stone a lot, and so will readers." -Carolyn Hart "Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth." -Chicago Sun Times "The Lucy Stone mysteries will appeal to fans of domestic mysteries." -Booklist "Mothers everywhere will identify with Lucy Stone and the domestic problems she encounters." -Publishers Weekly

Leslie Meier is the author of over twenty Lucy Stone mysteries. Her books are inspired by her own family life - she has three children - and she worked as a reporter for a number of local newspapers near her home in Cape Cod, USA. As Leslie's own children have grown up, so have Lucy's, and Leslie has a keen eye for the day-to-day life of small-town America. Perceptive and cleverly plotted, her books never fail to entertain.

Mothers everywhere will identify with Lucy Stone and the domestic problems she encounters. * Publisher's Weekly * Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth. * Chicago Sun Times *