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Turkey Day Murder (Lucy Stone Mysteries, No. 7)

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I gave it 3 1/2 stars. I did like the way she described her son coming home from college for Thanksgiving. Moms can relate who have experienced it. I didn't like the F-bomb a character dropped at the end. Usually this author has none of that. Lucy told her high school daughter not to swear when she said, "sucks."
It wasn't as mysterious or suspenseful as her other books. But it was a good read. I just bought her most recent book in hardcover. Hopefully no more bad language.
If you must read all the books in this series, save this one for last.

Long before the first European even dreamed of crossing the Atlantic, the Metinnicut tribe considered what is now the United States their home. By the 1800s, the tribe became extinct killed by the Anglos through either disease or war. Two hundred years later the only artifact left that is genuinely Metinnicut in origin is an Indian club in the local museum. Once a year, the club leaves its locale to be used in a high school game.

Many of the residents of Tinker's Cove have some Metinnicut blood flowing through their veins and demand the Feds grants them tribal status. The reasons divide the Metinnicut descendants between those who desire recognition and those who see job opportunities with a casino. However, someone takes offense to the casino opponents killing an individual. Reporter Lucy Stone of the weekly Pennysaver has studied the issue from various perspectives and begins to investigate the homicide hoping to ferret out the perpetrator as she has done on other murder cases.

Lucy Meir is an expert at writing culinary-amateur sleuth novels that employ average people as protagonists and even as villains. The audience visualizes life in a small New England village during the holiday season. The mystery in TURKEY DAY MURDER is easy to follow, flows forward rather quickly, and ends with a genuine feel that makes the work a gourmand's delight.

Harriet Klausner

Lucy Stone and her family live in Tinker's Cove, Maine. Her son Toby is coming home for the first time from college for Thanksgiving. They are awaiting his arrival, she probably more than the others. It had been hard on her having Toby gone.

She is kept busy with her work as a journalist for the Pennysaver, the weekly newspaper. She attends the meetings of the Tinker's Cove Board of Selectmen. Many of the meetings are long and tedious. That was before the ancestors of the Metinnicut Indians are trying to get the Metinnicut recognized as an official Indian tribe. At one of the meetings, discussion gets quite heated when discussing their proposed casino.

Curt Nolan was a very outspoken advocate of the Metinnicut tribe and the casino. He ruffled many people with his abrupt ways. Then he is found dead behind the refreshments stand at the local high school football game on Thanksgiving.

Not only did Toby come home for Thanksgiving, but he brought friends. Friends that were not anticipated by Lucy. She didn't get to have long talks with Toby as she had hoped. She barely got to see him, let alone talk to him. Lucy is having a tough time dealing with this.

Then Miss Tilley gets Lucy to agree to look into Curt's death. She doesn't want to do it because her husband, Bill, had explicity told her not to. But, Miss Tilley can be quite persuasive.

Lucy also agrees to take Kadjo, Curt Nolan's dog, since he no longer has a home. She is afraid that Bill will be upset, but he accepts the new dog into the family without any problem.

I like this series a lot. Lucy and her family are your every day average family. She just ends up involved in investigating murders. And she always ends up putting herself and sometimes her family or friends in danger. This book is especially good what with the added stress of Thanksgiving and Toby's return to spice up her life.

I always enjoy mysteries set in New England, especially Maine. The descriptions of the area are very enjoyable and make me feel like I've been there.

I highly recommend this book and the whole series.

Writer/mother/detective Lucy Stone is busy working on interesting news stories, when one falls right into her lap. The death of Metinnicut Indian activist, Curt Nolan. Murdered with a war club. At least that's what was found in his head. Soon Lucy is investigating what seems like thousands of suspects, whom all had something against Curt, a person who seemed to make enemies wherever he went. While it seems easy enough to add a little investigating to her list of chores, it's not as easy as Lucy thinks. Especially since she could be the next to die.

I enjoyed the Lucy Stone Christmas mysteries. But this one just didn't do it for me. I feel that the novel was slow-moving, and at times, downright boring. I hope that my next Lucy Stone mystery is better than this one.

Lucy Stone has alot on her plate these days. Not only does she have to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for family and quests, butshe has to meet a deadline at the Pennysaver and now she finds a dead body.The body in question belongs to Curt Nolan the one Metinnicut Indian who opposed building a gambling casino in Tinker Cove. Who had the most to gain by killing the outspoken Nolan? This is the question that Lucy wants answers to.This is the fourth Lucy Stone novel that I have read and in my opinion they keep getting better and better. In all of Ms. Meier's novel there is something that we can all relate too. That you Ms. Meier and keep them coming.

In the 7th installment in the Lucy Stone Mystery series, the smell of autumn and money is in the air in Tinker's Cove, Maine. Lucy is expectantly awaiting the return of her college aged son, and looking forward to having the entire Stone family together for Thanksgiving dinner. She is busy at work with the newspaper, and somehow finds time to raise her family and to volunteer to bake her famous pumpkin pies for the annual pie sale. Then, the turkey hits the fan for Tinker's Cove. A local farm becomes the future site of a proposed Indian casino, and many eyebrows are raised by residents resistant to change. And when local Indian activist, Curt Nolan, is murdered, Lucy jumps in to solve another case.

As in previous books in the series, the Turkey Day Murder deals with another complex issue. 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!

The first book in the series is called "Mistletoe Murder". Enjoy!

I just finished this book, the latest in a series all of which I have read and enjoyed. I read the review from the New England reader before buying, but since all the series titles were enjoyable, I bought and read anyway. I have to agree that this was by far the worst in the series. Lucy did not read as the same person as in the others. The mystery was hidden beneath a very cozy description of the real life of a working mother. Although it is very accurate, it does not make for a good mystery. I did not get to know any of the characters well enough to have the least idea what the outcome would be. It became an effort to remain interested, though the book was a quick read (perhaps because it lacked substance). I recommend you skip this title and try others in the series.

I have read all of the Lucy Stone Mysteries and can't wait for the next one to be published. Once I picked one up, I had to read the entire series.

TURKEY DAY MURDER by Leslie Meier is a disappointment to a legion of fans of Lucy Stone. Scenes about family life work better than the mystery and murder that needs to be solved. Reads more like well here's a holiday I have included, but it doesn't work.
Nash Black, author of QUALIFYING LAPS.

Like another reviewer, I have started reading the Leslie Meier books in the order they were written. I like to see the character developments in a book series like this. However, I'm ready to stop reading this series due to Lucy Stone's family. I cannot believe her children can be so self centered and outright nasty without some discipline from their parents. And Bill is an absolute looser as a husband. Telling Lucy "You had no business going to that funeral. It isn't as if there isn't plenty for you to do around here. The house could do with a good cleaning and Zoe got stranded at her scout meeting without a ride home. Anybody with two working brain cells could have figured out there'd be some kind of demonstration at that funeral but you never gave it a second thought and went off to get yourself arrested and forgot all about your responsibilities."

While I agree Lucy lacked those two brain cells, where does Bill get off that her only "job" should be taking care of the house. He doesn't appear to mind using the money she brings in as a reporter but also expects her to handle her "responsibilities" taking care of his house. Get real Bill and do some work yourself or at least take care of your responsibilities to teach the kids some respect and responsibility.