Turkey Trot Murder

by Leslie Meier

We all want to believe that living in a small town will protect our children and keep our family and friends safe.  No drugs, no gangs, no murder.  Everyone gets along and you never need to lock your doors.  Lucy Stone is discovering that drugs are being sold at the nearby community college. Lucy stone is surprised when she learns of a drug problem on the campus of the community college.  Could this be what led Alison Franklin to mistakenly tread on the thin ice that led to her death?  Alison’s dad, the wealthy Ed Franklin, is blaming the influx of immigrants and targeting the new owner Rey Rodriguez and ‘his kind.’  Lucy’s afraid that things are changing in her little town and not for the better.  Not willing to leave things alone, Lucy is determined to figure out who is responsible for the trouble brewing in her town.

In her 24^th installment of the Lucy Stone series, Meier turns to the headlines and brings them into the town of Tinker’s Cove.  I don’t normally pick up books that rip themes from the well-trod news but Meier gives her protagonist a backbone and initiative to step up and create change and understanding of these pivotal issues.  She doesn’t get on a soap box and brow beat the issues.  They are treated fairly and diplomatically and wraps it up in a nice little cozy mystery.  Oh, don’t think for a minute that this isn’t gritty.  It has grit and substance but you will walk away with a good feeling of justice being served and friends uniting.

I want to thank the publisher for providing an advanced reader’s copy through NetGalley for my honest review.

Pub:  Kensington Publishing

Pub Date:  September 20, 2017

ISBN:  9781496710307

Genre:  Cozy Mystery