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Back To School Murder (Paperback)

by Leslie Meier (Author)

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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Kensington; Reprint edition (Jul 29 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758227345
ISBN-13: 978-0758227348
Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 137 g

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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This is item 4 in The Lucy Stone Mystery Series.

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The Maine village of Tinker's Cove is again awash in murder and mayhem (Trick or Treat Murder, 1996, etc.), but not to worry- -Lucy Stone, wife to contractor Bill, mother of four; part-timer at the local paper; evening student at the local college; and above all, amateur sleuth--is on the case. Carol Crane, new assistant principal at the elementary school, has rescued a disabled child from inside the school just minutes before an explosive device goes off--an anonymous warning call to the police had evacuated everyone else. Lucy, helping Pennysaver editor Ted Stillings write the story, is intrigued by Carol's past, in which heroic rescues seem to have figured prominently, and by her connections to Lucy's seductive English professor Quentin Rea and to the town's fundamentalist preacher DeWalt Smythe and school politics. Carol's background assumes more urgency when she's discovered smothered to death in her apartment and well-liked high-school coach Josh Cunningham is charged with the murder. While police chief Crowley rests on his laurels, Lucy, unconvinced, scurries from home to job, to class, to daughter's day-care, to supermarket, finally, between chores, engineering a near deadly confrontation with the real killer. A tad more substantial than the author's previous outings, but still bogged down in domestic detail, vacuous dialogue, and our heroine's mopey musings. Harmless ho-hum. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A bomb goes off at the local elementary school, and everyone is stunned when the most popular teacher is arrested for the crime. But not everyone is buying the open-and-shut case. Now it's up to Lucy Stone to get at the bottom of a crime that could be repeated--and just might give Lucy and education on the fine art of murder. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Heavy handed hints give the mystery away, Nov 8 2001

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This review is from: Back To School Murder (Paperback)

I very much enjoyed Mistletoe Murder and Tippy Toe Murder, so happily settled down to read this mystery, armed with a free afternoon and a cup of coffee. That is the best way to read Ms Meier's books--a cozy afternoon and a cozy book.

By the time the bomb went off, somewhere around page 5, I had figured out who had set it and why. It seemed too obvious, so I checked the end of the book, and I was right. The hints (which I will not reveal, because it might not be obvious to some readers) were glaringly heavy-handed--not really hints at all.

I stopped reading, my cozy afternoon coming to a premature end. I am not usually particularly adept at guessing who did it, so this book must have been extraordinarily obvious.

The author is, however, at two successes to one failure, so I plan to keep reading.

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5.0 out of 5 stars SUNDAY AT THE BARBECUE WITH LUCY STONE, Jul 4 2001

By	Robert Edler "Master Of Mystery" (Saint Louis, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Back To School Murder (Paperback)

As I said in an earlier review, summer afternoons are perfect for exploring the exploits of Tinker's Cove murder meddling sleuth Lucy Stone. So I decided to use my second of three books as an excuse to crash under the tree at the annual family burnt meat ritual. So while the pork steaks (a part of the pig known only to residents of Saint Louis) were slowly cooking on the grill I was quickly turning the pages of Leslie Meier's Back To School Murder.

The start of this adventure is a real blast - a high noon bomb blast at the grade school Lucy's daughter Sara attends. Luckily all the children escape injury including one who is rescued in the nick of time by assistant principal, Carol Crane. But within a couple of chapters she is rewarded for her heroism by being murdered. So, who done it? Was it Mr. Mopps, the school janitor, the high school science teacher, Lucy's night school English professor, or the sleazy minister? As usual Lucy is convinced the wrong person has been arrested for the murder and so she sets out to solve the crime herself.

Two complications to Lucy's solving the crime as well as being able to meet her husband's demands for having dinner on the table at six sharp each day have been added in this book. First, she has become a part-time working mother (at the Pennysaver weekly newspaper) and second she has returned to college. But we all know that this won't stop her from discovering the identity of the murderer at the end of this very enjoyable book. Only this time I was at least a chapter or several pages ahead of her sleuthing abilities.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for a light read, Jan 15 2001

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Like the rest of the Lucy Stone series, this one is fine if you're looking for something ultra-light. But I can't warm to the character of Lucy Stone or any of the other characters, really. Something is lacking in character development, and Lucy Stone frankly comes off as rather unlikeable, with a husband who seems to be back in the 1950s. But for something easy and light, the series is fine, especially if you're a mom and enjoy something familiar.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing after Christmas Cookie Murder
After reading The Christmas Cookie Murder, I decided to read Back to School Murder because, well . . . it's back to school time.

I was so disappointed. Read more

Published on Aug 27 2000 by Barbara O'Neill

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It !!!!!
All I have to say this is my first read of this author and I loved the book . If your looking for 90's reality and a murder mystery give this book a look I plan to read more of... Read more

Published on Oct 9 1999 by Lisa Miller

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Although I've read and enjoyed the other mysteries in this series, I felt that this was a departure from the underlying theme of the series, namely a mother and her interactions... Read more

Published on April 12 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This was an exciting book!
I highly recommend this book to anyone. This book got me hooked on the rest of the murder mysteries Leslie Meier has done. Read more