Leslie Meier ( - )

Genre: Mystery

Leslie Meier does not live in Maine and has never lived in Maine, but most of the books in her Lucy Stone mystery series are set in fictional Tinker's Cove, Maine, which Meier says is a sort of cross between her residence of Harwich, Cape Cod, Mass., and Camden, Maine, which she's visited. Originally from the Bronx, Meier moved to Cape Cod after she married her husband; there she lived a semi-rural life, keeping chickens, growing vegetables, and making yogurt with milk from a friend's goat. After her kids got older, Meier went to work as a newspaper reporter for her local weekly. Lucy Stone, the protagonist of the mystery series, is a sleuthing wife and mother of four.

The Lucy Stone mysteries include

• Mistletoe Murder (1991), also published as Mail-Order Murder
• Tippy-Toe Murder (1994)
• Trick or Treat Murder (1996)
• Back to School Murder (1997)
• Christmas Cookie Murder (1999)
• Valentine Murder (2000)
• Turkey Day Murder (2000)
• Wedding Day Murder (2001)
• Birthday Party Murder (2002)
• Father's Day Murder (2003), set in Boston
• Star Spangled Murder (2004), with focus on small town politics.
• New Year's Eve Murder (2005), set in New York City
• Bake Sale Murder (2006)
• St. Patrick's Day Murder (2008): Lucy finds the beheaded body of Dan Malone, owner of the Tinker's Cove (ME) dive bar.
• Mother's Day Murder (2009)

Summaries of Meier's books are available at 'Fiction Set in Maine' (scroll down).


Last Update: 03/08/2009

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