03364cam a2200601 4500 2467772785 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780758275417 0758275412 B005G51ASA Amazon 96f72cbd-0f3c-474d-9cfa-4de15f06ab88 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 628280 OverDrive (Product ID) 256601 256601 TxAuBib Meier, Leslie. Star Spangled Murder [Libby eBook]. Kensington Books, 2011. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Independence Day. Fourth of July. tinker's cove. new england. 4th of july. small town. detectives. mysteries. whodunits. July 4th. mothers. mystery. murder . amateur. mature. Female. sleuth. series. cozies. Maine. light. older. woman. cozy. HTML:<b><i>New York Times</i></b><b>-Bestselling Author: A peaceful Maine town erupts in fireworks over nudists, lobster poachers, and a fatal hit-and-run...</b><br /> <br /> Lucy Stone is in the doghouse with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo, the Stones' misbehaving mutt, has developed a taste for Mrs. Pratt's blue-ribbon winning chickens, as well an escape artist's talent for sneaking out. With the Fourth of July coming up, Lucy doesn't want to set off any more fireworks with the crabby Prudence.<br /> Another sign that the crazy days of summer are in full swing arrives when a group of naturists—a.k.a. nudists—descends on Tinker's Cove, skinny-dipping at the pond that borders Mrs. Pratt's property, giving her something else to complain about. Worse still, the local lobstermen are upset about poachers, and suspicion falls on Mrs. Pratt's husband and son. Then the July Fourth fireworks are canceled to protect a patch of extremely rare purple-spotted lichen, and Mrs Pratt is the victim of a hit and run.<br /> Tinker's Cove is full of suspects, but none with so personal a motive as the Stones. Their feud with Mrs. Pratt has put them at risk of losing their freedom this Independence Day—unless Lucy can start things off with a bang by catching a killer...<br /> "Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth."—<i>Chicago Sun Times</i><br /> "A down-to-earth sleuth."—<i>Library Journal</i><br /> "Leslie Meier has created such a wonderful series, I always look forward to reading the next book, and I'm never disappointed."—<i>I Love a Mystery</i><br />. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=96F72CBD-0F3C-474D-9CFA-4DE15F06AB88&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=96F72CBD-0F3C-474D-9CFA-4DE15F06AB88&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)