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Bake Sale Murder: 05/15/24

Bake Sale Murder

Bake Sale Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2006) is the 13th book in the Lucy Stone mystery series. A small set of tract homes have been built near the Stone house and with them comes a younger generation of women to help with various fundraisers, if the two generations can get along.

On the day of the big bake sale one of the morning volunteers doesn't show. Lucy is sent to check on her and of course, finds her dead. She's been stabbed violently in her own kitchen. Everyone suspects the husband. Soon he's arrested and the family's teenage boys are left to fend for themselves.

Meanwhile there are anonymous rumors of hazing at the local high school. Lucy ends up torn between investing the murder of her neighbor and tracking down anyone who can substantiate the hazing allegations. Her own daughter, Sarah, seems caught up in it as a cheerleader. But she doesn't want to talk any more than anyone else does.

Although this book is seventeen years old it holds up better than some of the others near it in the series. It's raw, emotional, and focused enough on the human drama to avoid being dated.

The next book in the series is St. Patrick's Day Murder (2008).

Five stars

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