Chocolate covered murder: a Lucy Stone mystery

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After the suspicious drowning of a local fisherman, and the murder of a sultry chocolate-store manager, Lucy Stone must track down a killer, all while navigating the craziness of Tinker's Cove's Valentine's Day tourist promotion. By the author of English Tea Murder.

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Meier, Leslie Author
White, Karen Narrator
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9780758229335
9781666587890
9780758278197
075822933

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Observant women take on the role of amateur sleuth as they solve murders in their picturesque small towns in both of these upbeat and gentle cozy mystery series. -- Stephen Ashley
These atmospheric cozies feature intriguing mysteries investigated by likeable female amateur detectives living in a fictional town in Maine (Lucy Stone) and a real-life one in Oregon (Bakeshop). Amusing details of small-town life and interpersonal relationships add to the fun. -- Andrienne Cruz
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While Shay O'Hanlon is a bit funnier than Lucy Stone, wannabe gumshoe readers will find plenty of cozy and complex cases to explore in both of these gentle and charming mystery series. -- Stephen Ashley
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Dorothy Cannell and Leslie Meier write cozy mysteries that are set in small towns and have numerous warm, homespun characters. Their female sleuths are both feisty, funny, and very sympathetic to readers who enjoy the fast moving plots and light humor. -- Merle Jacob
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Publisher's Weekly Review

The discovery of fisherman Max Fraser's body under the ice of a lake in wintry Tinker's Cove, Maine, propels Meier's fast-paced 18th Lucy Stone mystery (after 2011's English Tea Murder). Lucy, reporter for the Pennysaver, the local newspaper, doesn't believe Max's death was accidental, and soon becomes embroiled in a plot that involves two rival chocolatiers, a wealthy elderly couple from Connecticut, and plenty of local gossip. An intriguing story line compensates only in part for patches of clunky prose and unconvincing dialogue ("I hope he doesn't have post-traumatic stress syndrome like so many returning vets"). Some readers will be dismayed by the passive-aggressive way the often prudish, self-absorbed, and sexist residents of Tinker's Cove treat Tamzin Graves, the manager of a chocolate shop with a taste for flirting with men. Agent: Meg Ruley at the Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Tinker's Cove is promoting Valentine's Day in a big way, but a chocolate-covered corpse wasn't part of the business plan. Lucy must investigate in this 18th entry in a perennially popular series (English Tea Murder). (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Tinker's Cove is promoting Valentine's Day in a big way, but a chocolate-covered corpse wasn't part of the business plan. Lucy must investigate in this 18th entry in a perennially popular series (English Tea Murder).

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Publishers Weekly Reviews

The discovery of fisherman Max Fraser's body under the ice of a lake in wintry Tinker's Cove, Maine, propels Meier's fast-paced 18th Lucy Stone mystery (after 2011's English Tea Murder). Lucy, reporter for the Pennysaver, the local newspaper, doesn't believe Max's death was accidental, and soon becomes embroiled in a plot that involves two rival chocolatiers, a wealthy elderly couple from Connecticut, and plenty of local gossip. An intriguing story line compensates only in part for patches of clunky prose and unconvincing dialogue ("I hope he doesn't have post-traumatic stress syndrome like so many returning vets"). Some readers will be dismayed by the passive-aggressive way the often prudish, self-absorbed, and sexist residents of Tinker's Cove treat Tamzin Graves, the manager of a chocolate shop with a taste for flirting with men. Agent: Meg Ruley at the Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Jan.)

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