Father's Day Murder (Lucy Stone, #10)

by Leslie Meier

"Mothers everywhere will identify with Lucy Stone and the domestic problems she encounters." --Publishers Weekly

When her part-time reporting gig gives Lucy the opportunity to attend a Boston newspaper conference, she looks forward to the vacation from domestic bliss. But upon leaving Tinker's Cove, she quickly discovers that alone time can be kind of. . .lonely. And in between libel workshops and panel discussions, Lucy takes a guilt trip. She feels terrible that she won't be home to help her husband celebrate Father's Day.

But when Luther Read--head of a nearly bankrupt newspaper dynasty--suddenly drops dead, Lucy has other things to think about. Murder, for instance. She's not buying the theory that Luther died of an asthma attack. The man just had too many enemies. Always the intrepid snoop, Lucy vows to investigate. But she can't help wondering if her name will end up on a byline--or in an obit. . .

"I like Lucy Stone a lot, and so will readers." --Carolyn Hart

Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth." --Chicago Sun-Times

"A truly American version of the English cozy." --Tulsa World

• ISBN10: 1575668343
• ISBN13: 9781575668345
• Publish Date: 20 June 2003
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 17 October 2009
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Kensington Publishing
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

The Newspaperman of the Year is dead. Why would someone kill him?

Father’s Day Murder by Leslie Meier is following Lucy Stone as she is in Boston for her newspaper and how the main attraction is murdered. Lucy is trying so hard to balance her work life and her personal life still, which doesn’t seem to be working.

The sleuth, Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone is the main character and the one that we follow around even though it’s in the third person. She is an investigative journalist and a mom that is trying to do a lot of good. Lucy is a great reporter with a good head on her shoulders, who is trying to get her job done and keep her house sane. She makes some good acquaintances at the convention and is trying to hone her craft with their workshops. It seemed to be okay until the award ceremony. Let’s say Lucy is on the case even though she shouldn’t be.

There is a lot of things that I like about Lucy. Including the whole thing about going after this story to uncover who the real murderer is. Even if it leads her and some other reporters down a dark hole, Lucy is great at meeting people and getting them to open up. The one thing that I disliked is that she didn’t trust Bill (her husband) to take care of the kids.

The Mystery

This mystery is different and so mysterious. Luther Read Sr was the president of a newspaper chain that has a bunch of other smaller newspapers as well. He was also going to be the newspaperman of the year. Everyone at the convention knew that he had asthma and that he could be triggered by anything. 

Figuring out who killed him was so hard. Not only for me to figure out but because we didn’t know what killed him until later in the book. He was poisoned, which was so odd since no one else was. Luther Sr had a bunch of people upset with him. Having to narrow down the suspects is worse. Almost everyone that Lucy uncovered had a good motive for it. I didn’t guess who did it at the end, but after the motivation was brought up, it made sense.

5 Stars for Father’s Day Murder by Leslie Meier

My rating for Father’s Day Murder by Leslie Meier is five stars. Everything about this book was excellent, and I loved it. The new setting, the mystery, Lucy learning about the way everyone else works for the different newspapers, and that she can trust Bill to watch the kids.

I highly recommend this book to all Cozy readers.

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Father's Day Murder by Leslie Meier. 

Until the next time,



Happy Reading!

This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove