New Releases by Leslie Meier

New York Times-bestselling author: “Charming…Warm and homespun characters, plenty of seaside ambience and a fast-moving plot.”—Publishers Weekly Not many people in Tinker’s Cove, Maine, knew Old Dan Malone. The grizzled barkeep’s social circle was limited to the rough-hewn lobstermen and other assorted toughs that frequented his bar. But when his body is found bobbing in the town’s icy harbor, Lucy Stone makes getting to know more about Old Dan a priority. A local musician insists Old Dan conned a winning lottery ticket worth five grand from him. A handyman claims that Old Dan stiffed him for repair work he’d done at the bar. The confusion surrounding the death is only compounded by the arrival of Dylan Malone, Old Dan’s brother and a prominent, if fading, star of the Dublin stage. Dylan has come to direct the production of Finian’s Rainbow, the featured event at Our Lady of Hope’s St. Patrick’s Day extravaganza. Was Old Dan killed by someone he’d cheated or someone he’d loved? Lucy can’t be sure, but one thing is abundantly clear: The stage is set for a murder mystery with a killer ending… “Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth.”—Chicago Sun Times

New York Times-Bestselling Author: “A down-to-earth sleuth” investigates carnage at a cookie exchange (Library Journal). For Lucy Stone, the best thing about Christmas in Tinker’s Cove, Maine, has always been the annual Cookie Exchange. But the usual generosity and goodwill is missing from this year’s event, which turns out to be a complete disaster. Petty rivalries and feuds that have long been simmering finally come to a boil, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of many guests, including Lee Cummings—who accuses Tucker Whitney of stealing her recipe for low-fat, sugar-free cookies. But the icing on the cake is when Tucker is found strangled in her apartment the following morning. Who could’ve wanted Tucker dead badly enough to kill her? Despite all of the ingredients for danger, Lucy sets out on the trail of a murderer and soon uncovers a Christmas secret best left wrapped. “Reading a new Leslie Meier mystery is like catching up with a dear old friend.”—Kate Carlisle, New York Times bestselling author

When Lucy Stone stumbles upon the dead body of Mimi, the annoying and whiny wife of local developer Frank Stanton, she launches her own investigation into the murder, a quest for the truth that makes the killer nervous and results in threatening notes.

Winning mother/daughter makeovers in Manhattan from "Jolie" magazine, Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth witness a murder that casts a negative light on several high-style fashionistas and places Elizabeth''s life in danger.

While preparing for Miss Tilley''s ninetieth birthday bash and her daughter''s coed sleepover birthday party, Lucy Stone stumbles upon a mystery when the town''s oldest attorney supposedly commits suicide and Miss Tilley''s long lost niece unexpectedly arrives in town. Reissue.

Leaving Tinker''s Cove to attend a conference in Boston, Lucy Stone''s thoughts are focused on being away from her family on Father''s Day, but the murder of newspaper magnate Luther Read turns her thoughts to Luther''s children as possible suspects.

In her very first case, mystery-solving mom Lucy Stone takes time out from her hectic holiday schedule to discover who murdered the owner of the town''s famous mail-order company. Reissue.

When her friend Sue asks her to help plan her daughter''s wedding to Internet millionaire Ron Davitz, Lucy Stone gladly offers her assistance, but is confronted with murder when the groom is found floating next to his yacht.

The quiet, small town of Tinker''s Cove, Maine, is once again the scene of a crime as Lucy Stone juggles family, job, and night classes to track down the killer of the local elementary school''s assistant principal. Reissue.