![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The guilty party was just caught red handed in a fairly humdrum way. Lucy Stone's involvement in trying to solve the murder, for once, didn't harry the culprit in panicking and giving himself away. The murderer and motive are both outlandish. The murder, funnily enough is the weak point. Her youngest child, Zoe was adorable, and will keep being so until it will be her turn to be a freshman I suppose. ![]() Her part time job, her weekly reunion with old girlfriends, her affection for her grizzled husband and for her children fit well into this book. Lucy Stone's daily routine was not so boring as a real person's. Leslie Meier used up a lot of ink on the kidnapping, which was unsolved for much of the book, but which played a sort of supporting role, a chorus to the main theme of offenders and safety. The Stones' family nest is diminished in this book. The latter turned out very well, and part of the reason is that a lot of events happen, none of which feels out of place. The writer here regains her lost zest, resulting in this sterling book. The cozy mystery genre is a tired and cramped market. You know, the Leslie Meier series never have drop dead gorgeous prose, but when the author is on song, she makes it up with freshness. ![]()
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