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A review by cj_mo_2222
Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier
4.0
It’s almost Halloween and Lucy Stone and her family are getting ready the upcoming celebrations taking place in their hometown of Tinker’s Cove, Maine. In fact, Lucy thinks her husband Bill is going a little overboard in the preparations and is tired of Bill’s friend Evan making himself at home while they work on their contest entries. However, Lucy never would have wished for Evan to meet the fate he did and is devastated when Bill becomes the main suspect in his friend’s murder. Lucy knows her husband is innocent, so she won’t stop until she finds the real killer.
I like the main character of Lucy, who is likeable and fun and has a great sense of humor. I liked Lucy’s friends and family members as well, especially her easygoing husband, Bill. I hated how the local police officers latched onto Bill as a suspect without a proper investigation, but was glad to see that Lucy didn’t give up and that their friend and lawyer was there to help.
There were a couple characters I didn’t care for. One was Lucy’s daughter-in-law whose over-the-top rules for her young son left me shaking my head, but luckily she was only in the book briefly. Lucy’s grandson’s preschool teacher, Heidi, was equally self-righteous and annoying and I was surprised to see the other women in the town allow Heidi to get her way in planning a ridiculous Halloween party for the children of the town.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I like the “cozy” writing style of the author. However, I did confused about who was who in the Cousins family, which made it hard to follow all of the plot details. I have to give kudos to the author for dealing with a serious subject in such a creative way. Flashbacks of a young woman from 1979 tie into the overall mystery as well as the domestic violence theme which plays an important role in the story. This gave depth to an otherwise lighthearted mystery novel and was very well-done.
I received this book from NetGalley, through the courtesy of Kensington Books. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.
I like the main character of Lucy, who is likeable and fun and has a great sense of humor. I liked Lucy’s friends and family members as well, especially her easygoing husband, Bill. I hated how the local police officers latched onto Bill as a suspect without a proper investigation, but was glad to see that Lucy didn’t give up and that their friend and lawyer was there to help.
There were a couple characters I didn’t care for. One was Lucy’s daughter-in-law whose over-the-top rules for her young son left me shaking my head, but luckily she was only in the book briefly. Lucy’s grandson’s preschool teacher, Heidi, was equally self-righteous and annoying and I was surprised to see the other women in the town allow Heidi to get her way in planning a ridiculous Halloween party for the children of the town.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. I like the “cozy” writing style of the author. However, I did confused about who was who in the Cousins family, which made it hard to follow all of the plot details. I have to give kudos to the author for dealing with a serious subject in such a creative way. Flashbacks of a young woman from 1979 tie into the overall mystery as well as the domestic violence theme which plays an important role in the story. This gave depth to an otherwise lighthearted mystery novel and was very well-done.
I received this book from NetGalley, through the courtesy of Kensington Books. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.