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It's frigid in snow-covered Tinker's Cove, and Lucy is fighting the winter blues-- and her widening waistline. No one in their right mind would vacation in Maine tis time of year, but to boost the economy, the town is launching a travel promotion for Valentine's Day. As a reporter for the Pennysaver, Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer's Chocolates and its deliciously handsome owner, Trey Meacham. But when a local fisherman drowns...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 13
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Lucy Stone, the Tinker's Cove, Maine newspaper reporter has a whole subdivision of peculiar neighbors around her once peaceful farmhouse, and anonymous letters are arriving at her office. The unknown penman alleges that the new football coach, Buck Burkhart, is condoning unsavory behavior by the high school's senior football players toward the junior players and the cheerleaders, one of whom is Lucy's daughter, Sara. But no one is talking or listening,...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 11
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When her Houdini-esque canine instigates a feud with her neighbor Mrs. Pratt, Lucy Stone becomes the number one suspect when Mrs. Pratt is murdered.
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 7
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Amateur sleuth Lucy Stone investigates when Tinker's Cove's annual Thanksgiving festivities are interrupted by the murder of Metinnicut Indian activist Curt Nolan and uncovers a host of suspects while cooking up a holiday dinner for twelve.
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For Lucy Stone, the best thing about Christmas in Tinker's Cove 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....
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 5
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c1999
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"From an elegant antique shop to a sedate study to a chic kitchen, Lucy Stone relentlessly snoops into the curious lifestyles and shocking secrets of the most solid citizens in Tinker's Cove, Maine, and her activities result in a terrifying confrontation with the conniving killer of librarian, Bitsy Howell"--Cover.
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 14
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In the town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, the body of barkeep Old Dan Malone is found floating in the town's icy harbor, forcing Lucy Stone, the Pennysaver newspaper's intrepid reporter, to solve this murder before the St. Patrick's Day celebrations begin.
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Lucy Stone is saying cheerio to Tinkers Cove and jetting off to jolly old England! But when things get dodgy, it appears murder may have followed her across the Atlantic...Between a busy family and her duties as a reporter for the Pennysaver, Lucy could use a break. So when her friend Pam tells her about a trip to England sponsored by Winchester College, she jumps at the chance for a girls getaway. But when tour leader Professor George Temple dies...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 10
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[2003]
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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.
10) Tippy Toe Murder
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[2021]
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New York Times-Bestselling Author: In this "solid mystery," a very pregnant sleuth races the clock to deliver justice to a killer (San Francisco Chronicle).
With three kids underfoot, a fourth on the way, and an oppressive heat wave bearing down, homemaker Lucy Stone is hardly enjoying an idyllic summer. But her preoccupation with swelling ankles, Bavarian creme doughnut cravings, and sewing sequins...
With three kids underfoot, a fourth on the way, and an oppressive heat wave bearing down, homemaker Lucy Stone is hardly enjoying an idyllic summer. But her preoccupation with swelling ankles, Bavarian creme doughnut cravings, and sewing sequins...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 15
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[2009]
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Reporter Lucy Stone, of Tinker's Cove, Maine, uncovers some icky revelations about Bart Hume, a philandering cardiac surgeon, as she investigates a shooting murder connected to a suspicious accident fatality and the disappearance of a teen youth counselor. Along the way, Lucy and Sara, Lucy's high school freshman daughter, are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the killer.
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 12
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[2005]
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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.
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 8
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On a summer morning, reporter Lucy Stone learns that her friend Sue's daughter will marry a dot-com millionaire at Sue's Maine home. Then the prospective in-laws appear and try to take over the wedding, the groom drowns, and Sue finds herself the leading suspect. Soon, Lucy finds herself contemplating her own funeral as she launches a harrowing pursuit of a killer ....
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 9
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[2002]
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The whole town of Tinker's Cove is looking forward to the celebration marking former librarian Julia Ward Howe Tilley's ninetieth birthday. Lucy Stone, Miss Tilley's closest friend, dreamed up the party idea at about the same time she decided she's not getting old without a fight. That sounds like a plan until Lucy realizes her daughter's fourteenth birhtday bash, a coed sleepover may turn her hair white overnight. What was she thinking when she agreed...
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Lucy Stone mysteries volume 4
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c1997
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"Fall has come to the peaceful Maine town of Tinker's Cove, and amidst all the seasonal glory appears the most beautiful sight of all: the yellow school bus. As parents rejoice and kids grumble, it's back to school time, and for mother-of-four Lucy Stone, it isn't a moment too soon."--BOOK JACKET. "Requested by her twelve-year-old daughter to "get a life", Lucy has done just that: she has a job at the local paper and is taking a night class in Victorian...
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Meg Langslow mysteries volume 2
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Meg and her boyfriend, Michael, head to the remote island of Monhegan, off the coast of Maine. Meg's hopes for a romantic interlude are blown away when a hurricane hits the island. Compounding matters, she discovers that her entire family is staying at the normally empty family cottage, and the island is being overrun by birdwatchers. The final blow comes when one of Meg's mother's old beaus is found murdered, making Meg's father a suspect. As Meg...
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Spring has sprung in Tinker's Cove, and Lucy Stone has a mile-long to-do list from painting eggs with her grandson, to preparing the perfect Easter feast, to reviving her garden after a long, cold winter, she hardly has time to search for a killer with a deadly case of spring fever. Lucy has always loved covering the annual Easter egg hunt for the Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at Pine Point, her luxurious oceanfront estate,...
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Maggie Summer arrives at a prestigious antiques fair hoping to find some treasures for her shop, but when five other antique dealers die in mysterious circumstances, Maggie begins to suspect there is something sinister going on, and she sets out to discover the truth.