Easter Bunny Murder
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Publisher Description
A sleuth keeps her ear to the ground in this mystery by the New York Times-bestselling author: “Delightful…Cozy fans will enjoy Lucy’s hunt for the truth.”—Publishers Weekly
With a harsh Maine winter finally over, Lucy Stone is excited to cover the annual Easter egg hunt for the Tinker’s Cove Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at her oceanfront estate, it’s a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as jelly beans. But when Lucy arrives at Pine Point, the gates are locked, and a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges, only to drop dead moments later…
The victim is Vivian’s grandson, and all is not well at Pine Point. Vivian has been skipping lunch dates, and her charitable donations have abruptly stopped. Is she going senile? Or are her heirs a little too anxious to take over her estate? As Lucy gathers a basketful of suspects, she’ll have to try not to fall down a rabbit hole as she chases a killer with a deadly case of spring fever…
“Once again, Meier delivers a top-notch mystery!”—RT Book Reviews
“A fun and engaging read. It is quick and light and has enough interesting twists and turns to keep you turning the pages.”—The Barnstable Patriot
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Meier's delightful 19th Lucy Stone mystery (after 2012's Chocolate Covered Murder), the families gathered outside elderly Vivian Van Vorst's mansion, Pine Point, in rural Tinker's Cove, Maine, for VV's annual Easter egg hunt are puzzled to find the gates closed. Then the Easter Bunny emerges from the house, runs clumsily toward the gates, and collapses on the ground. The Easter Bunny VV's grandson, Van Vorst Duff dies on the way to the hospital. VV had always been generous with her wealth, but Lucy, part-time reporter for the local newspaper, learns that she has been reclusive recently and funds may have been tight. Did some envious family member off Duff because he was VV's heir, or did he die of natural causes? If it's murder, is money or revenge the motive? Cozy fans will enjoy Lucy's hunt for the truth.
