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Wicked Witch Murder
Wicked Witch Murder
Wicked Witch Murder
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Wicked Witch Murder

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With Halloween around the corner, and a mysterious murder close to home, Lucy’s Stone’s fall is off to a sinister start . . .
 
When the bewitching Diana Ravenscroft comes to quiet Tinker's Cove and opens Solstice, a quaint little shop offering everything from jewelry to psychic readings, Lucy Stone writes her off as eccentric but harmless. Even after Diana gives her a disturbingly accurate reading, Lucy can’t help but befriend the newcomer. But not everyone in town is so enchanted. And when Lucy stumbles upon a dead body near her home, she can’t shake the feeling that something ominous is lurking in the crisp October air . . .
 
Convinced Diana is an evil witch, prominent businessman Ike Stoughton blames her for a series of recent misfortunes, including Lucy’s gruesome discovery and his own wife’s death, and rallies the townsfolk against her. But after Lucy learns the murder victim was a magician and close friend of Diana’s, she starts to wonder who’s really stirring up a cauldron of trouble. By Halloween, her suspicions lead her to a deadly web of secrets—and a spine-chilling brush with the things that go bump in the night . . .
 
“The warm, small-town ambiance and the persevering Lucy Stone make this a winner for cozy fans.”
Library Journal
LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 8, 2013
ISBN9780758295217
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Leslie Meier

Leslie Meier is the acclaimed author of the Lucy Stone Mysteries and has also written for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. She lives in Harwich, Massachusetts, where she is currently at work on the next Lucy Stone mystery.

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Inconsistency is the name of the game with Leslie Meier. She cannot string two good books together at the time of writing. Although the trademark fluidity of the prose was present, the style emphasized starkly the lack of buildup, pacing, plot, and twists in this Halloween themed book. I do know it's the lowest rated book of the series, and the fact that I dislike it is no coincidence. Bill Stone was cruelly underused during the entire thing. He appears only to flip the television channels or if he's being horny. I know he's not the main character but he is very important. If the author has no use for him then may I suggest killing him off? That would put him out of his misery. I can't know for sure what character appeared most here apart from Lucy, but it does look like Ike Stoughton might just be the one. His role is mainly to provide misdirection while the real murderer gallivants about fearlessly. Nobody, not Leslie Meier, not her editor, not anyone who she thanked in her book had the right clue to come up with the type of decent ideas that made this series a roaring success. The biggest blot was the vindication of supernatural Wicca activities which left, at the last chapter, the door ajar, when trying to explain the miraculous events in the book. I do know there are ghostly cozy mysteries but why here? This is not meant to be a spooky book! I'm sure the low ratings reflect how readers reacted to this premise. The only purpose this book served was to make it clear to me that character development is the major thing that attracts me to this series. Likable characters that are a delight to root for. The author has fallen and came back before. I'm sure she'll bounce back in the remaining books, but I'm running out of them. When I do come to the last published book, let me look back on this series with longing instead of relief.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I used to love Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone books, but I couldn't wait for this one to end. I did something I don't usually do with a book--I read the first couple of sentences in each paragraph in several places in order to keep up with what was going on without having to drag through the molassas that this book turned out to be. I was boring. I am not sure what happened to Meier's wrotong ability but I hope she recovers what she lost before the next book in the series is due to be released. If it is not up to par with her past books, I will put it down instead of boring myself silly trying to make it to the end of the book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    My first Leslie Meier novel and I really liked it. Great story line and well written
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Hodgepodge of a story that went off the rails when it came time to discover the murderer. Works better as a novel of the doings of a small-town as seen by a local reporter.

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