Chocolate Covered Murder
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
A “fast-paced” mystery with “a plot that involves two rival chocolatiers, a wealthy elderly couple from Connecticut, and plenty of local gossip” (Publishers Weekly).
No one in their right mind would vacation in Maine this time of year, but to boost the economy, the town of Tinker’s Cove is launching a travel promotion for Valentine's Day. As a reporter for the Pennysaver, Lucy Stone is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer’s Chocolates, and its deliciously handsome owner, Trey Meacham. Not the best way to keep her widening waistline under control.
Soon Lucy discovers there’s another tantalizing tart behind the counter. Sultry store manager Tamzin Graves is only too eager to serve her male customers. With a throng of jealous women in her wake, it’s almost no surprise when Tamzin turns up dead, her body covered in chocolate. There's no sugar-coating murder, and Lucy must crisscross the snow-covered landscape as she tries to find a heartless killer…
“I like Lucy Stone a lot, and so will readers.”—Carolyn Hart, New York Times-bestselling author of the Death on Demand Mysteries
“An enjoyable story.”—RT Book Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
