The Christmas Thief

By Leslie Meier

Christmas is full of surprises in this holiday whodunit featuring Tinker’s Cove, Maine, reporter and sleuth Lucy Stone, her daughter, Elizabeth, and a gem of a mystery. For fans of cozy mysteries and the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author’s ever-popular Lucy Stone series.
 
Elizabeth Stone is ready to go home to Tinker’s Cove, Maine, for a White Christmas with her mom, Lucy—until a fancy Yule ball at the Florida hotel where she works dumps snow on her plans . . .
 
The event’s sponsor’s jewels have gone missing and the police are asking Elizabeth about her ties to a cute mystery guest. Good thing Lucy has flown down to surprise her. ՚Tis the season for a little investigating . . .
 
[*Previously published in A Winter Wonderland]

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kensington Books
• Release date: Sep 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9781496743336

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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