Lucy and her daughter in law Molly are taking her grandson Toby to an Easter Egg hunt at one of the largest estates in Tinker’s Cove, Maine when the giant easter bunny (or the person inside the costume) drops dead at the celebration. As Lucy begins to investigate, she discovers something sinister may be going on with the family who has run the egg hunt for years and provided funds for many of the charities in town. Their matriarch is getting older and Lucy suspects elder abuse. This is one of my favorite series that I always enjoy for the familiar small-town characters and this particular mystery got complicated in some interesting ways.

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Another holiday is approaching for Lucy Stone and this time it is Easter. Ever the busy woman, Lucy again has a lot on her plate. For those not familiar with the series, Lucy is married with four children and also has a grandson. She is also a newspaper reporter. More exciting, however, is she is also an amateur sleuth, one who happens upon many a murder scene and with the keen sense to identifying killers, and often at risk to her own life.

Lucy is currently trying to prepare an exceptional Easter meal. She is also working on her garden and is determined to make the holiday a lot of fun for her little grandson. She is also eager to do her annual story on the Easter Egg hunt in town for the Pennysaver, the newspaper she writes for.

Well, upon arriving at a fancy event, grandson in tow, the Easter Bunny suddenly drops dead. Lucy is currently at the estate of one Vivian Van Vorst, and it is her grandson who was dressed up as the Easter Bunny. In typical fashion, Lucy begins to investigate what could have happened.

Lucy quickly discovers that there have been secrets and lies hovering about, and that there may indeed soon be another victim. Meanwhile, Lucy is contending with husband Bill regarding a serious matter, and is concerned for her oldest daughter Elizabeth, as she is away and dealing with a minor health crisis.

This was another engaging read by Leslie Meier and I do look forward to the next book in the series, Christmas Carol Murder. ( )

Very weak mystery, and weak on atmosphere and character development. Big sections of the book were just re-hashings of the crime. Lucy's kids made cameo appearances...really, most of the regulars from Tinker's Cove, aside from Miss Tilley, only made cameos. And I think Meier has covered the big social issue in this book--elder abuse--better in another mystery. ( )

very fun and engaging--kept you guessing as to whodunit until the end. really enjoyed it. ( )

A simple mystery story with a long boring court scene and a confusing & unsatisfying ending. ( )