Wicked Witch Murder (Lucy Stone Mysteries)

By Leslie Meier

Book Overview

With planning the town's annual Halloween Party, the drought wreaking havoc on her garden, and her brood of four children, Lucy Stone's got her hands full this fall. . .As the air turns crisp and the trees blaze red and gold in the tiny town of Tinker's Cove, Maine, a newcomer arrives who seems to suit the Halloween season. Diana Ravenscroft has just opened Solstice, a charming little shop featuring candles, crystals, jewelry, and psychic readings. But after an unnervingly accurate reading by Diana, Lucy starts to get more than a little spooked. . Then there's the dead body Lucy finds, way up on one of the old logging roads behind her house. The deceased is identified as Malcolm Malebranche, a seemingly harmless magician who worked at children's birthday parties. When it turns out that Diana knew the murder victim, Ike Stoughton, a prominent local businessman, starts a campaign against Diana, blaming "the witch" for everything from the unseasonal dry spell to his wife's illness and his pumpkins' lack of plumpness. But Lucy's not so sure that Ike himself is innocent. Still, as the town Halloween party approaches, Lucy's more concerned about the costume competition, pin-the-nose-on-the-pumpkin, and baking three dozen orange cupcakes and Beastly Bug cookies. But as the October moon rises, a killer plans a lethal celebration of his own--and Lucy's the guest of honor. . .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758229291
• ISBN13: 9780758229298
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Thank goodness for Oz!

Oh you bet you’re fine patooties I’m going to review this one. First, Lucy needs to learn to say NO! She’s old enough to know better than let people tell her what she needs to do. I used to be the same way, but all that got me was being taken advantage of. Like what the Rasta guy in the movie Never Been Kissed said, “Just say no, Jojo!” lol. This read was all about Wiccans. Of course there was a murder, like every book in this series, so far. The murder was cold after 4 months and Lucy couldn’t let it go. She was bound and determined to find the killer. As a reporter for the local paper, Lucy now has an excuse to stick her nose into business that doesn’t concern her. She’s good at it though and always gets her story. Lucy also winds up in a few sticky situations, one of which nearly kills her. Thank goodness for Oz! There are a few recipes at the end of this book: Witch’s Brew, Witch’s Cauldron, and Beastly Bugs (to decorate the top of sugar cookies). Did you sing this in elementary school, “… stir it in my witch’s brew, I got magic, alakazamakazoo?” So mote it be! Next is Book 17, “English Tea Murder”.