"Thanksgiving, murder and Indians"
Lucy Stone and her family live in Tinker's Cove, Maine.
Her son Toby comes home for the first time from college
for Thanksgiving. They await his arrival but Lucy
probably more than the others. It had been hard on her
having Toby gone. Lucy keeps busy with her work as a journalist for the
Pennysaver, the weekly newspaper. She attends the meetings
of the Tinker's Cove Board of Selectmen. Many of the
meetings are long and tedious. That was before the
ancestors of the Metinnicut Indians are trying to get the
Metinnicut recognized as an official Indian tribe. At one
of the meetings, discussion gets quite heated when
discussing their proposed casino. Curt Nolan was a very outspoken advocate of the Metinnicut
tribe and the casino. He ruffled many people with his
abrupt ways. Then he is found dead behind the refreshments
stand at the local high school football game on
Thanksgiving. Not only did Toby come home for Thanksgiving but he also
brought friends. Friends that were not anticipated by
Lucy. She didn't get to have long talks with Toby as she
had hoped. She barely got to see him, let alone talk to
him. Lucy has a tough time dealing with this. Then Miss Tilley gets Lucy to agree to look into Curt's
death. She doesn't want to do it because her husband,
Bill, had explicity told her not to. But, Miss Tilley can
be quite persuasive. Lucy also agrees to take Kadjo, Curt
Nolan's dog, since he no longer has a home. She is afraid
that Bill will be upset, but he accepts the new dog into
the family without any problem. I like this series a lot. Lucy and her family are your
every day average family. She just ends up involved in
investigating murders. And she always ends up putting
herself and sometimes her family or friends in danger.
This book is especially good what with the added stress of
Thanksgiving and Toby's return to spice up her life. I always enjoy mysteries set in New England, especially
Maine. The descriptions of the area are very enjoyable and
make me feel like I've been there. I highly recommend this book and the whole series.
Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted November 23, 2003
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