Two great books in one! I have been reading Leslie Meier books for years and have never been disappointed. That tradition continues with this next installment. The best part is the first book, Mistletoe Mystery, was the very first Lucy Stone mystery. I couldn't wait to dive in to revisit some old memories.

Mistletoe Mystery:
I've read this book before but I think I enjoyed it even more the second time around. Lucy comes across a dead body in the parking lot of her job. Since she found the body, she feels she needs help solve this mystery. It was a good mystery that kept me guessing till the end. I really enjoyed that you got to discover the little town of Tinker's Cove and get to know its residents. You will really enjoy reading this book and seeing if Lucy can solve this crime and still get ready for Christmas in time.

Christmas Cookie Murder:
Another murder in Tinker's Cove at Christmas time. This time Lucy has help solve the murder of a young girl. This a perfect cozy mystery. A little who dunnit, great friendships and of course Christmas Cookies! Get your hot coco ready and curl up with book.

I would recommend both of these books to anyone who loves a great mystery. If you've never read any of these books you'll be in for a wonderful surprise. I look forward to spending all my holidays with Lucy Stone!

Holiday Murder by Leslie Meier is part of the Lucy Stone Mysteries series. This is a collection of two holiday themed mysteries: Mistletoe Murder and Christmas Cookie Murder. The holiday theme is not very strong and is more of a minor backdrop. These are definitely light reads and not too serious. I enjoyed both of them, but I did not love them. My problem with Mistletoe Murder is the animal violence. It added nothing to the story and was quite unnecessary. I enjoyed Christmas Cookie Murder much more. This story had more excitement and mystery compared to Mistletoe Murder.

This is 2 books with the Christmas holiday as the main theme. Mistletoe murder and Christmas Cookie Murder. Mistletoe Murder is the first book in the series and Christmas Cookie murder is the 6th. I love Lucy Stone and her family. It has been fun watching the children grow and the town expand and progress. Both these cozy's are great reading and the Christmas theme is typical of many family's running out of time to get everything ready. This series revolves around all the holidays and it's wholesome and great for all ages.

I assume this book has been put together for Christmas, as it contains two Lucy Stone books: Mistletoe Murder and Christmas Cookie Murder. Since they are both holiday themed, they of course aren’t two books in a row in the successful holiday themed series that now includes 24 books. Luckily, Mistletoe Murder is the first book in the series and introduces the central characters: Lucy Stone, her husband, and their three kids. The most memorable thing from this book is that Lucy is an extremely busy person; though I do wonder how Lucky first everything she does in a 24 hour period. But of course she finds herself in the middle of everything in her town, Tinker’s Cove, including murder. Throughout the series, and evident if you read this combination book, Ms. Meier does a great job of letting the Stone children age and not be perfect alone the way. While I would never condone reading a series out of order, this book is perfect for someone who doesn’t care about reading in chronological order, or for someone who will read the first one, get interested in the series, and know they already have the sixth book on hand after they’ve read the four books between.

I've always been a fan of Lucy Stone. I read each book over and over again, and I'm never disappointed with her stories.
Holiday Murder is two books in one, which includes the first book in the series.
This book will appeal to all cozy mystery lovers who have never read this series, or for those of us who just like visits with Lucy and all her friends in Tinker's Cove.

Settle into your comfy chair and let yourself be transported to Tinker's Cove, Maine, and spend the holidays with all the delightful characters in this book.
I voluntarily read an ARC of this book provided by the publisher and NetGalley.

This is the perfect stocking stuffer for mystery lovers!

Holiday Murder is a bind-up of Leslie Meier's 1st and 6th books in the Lucy Stone series, Mistletoe Murder and Christmas Cookie Murder.

Mistletoe Murder: Lucy is a wife and the mother of three young children, juggling Cub Scouts and PTA meetings, baking Christmas cookies, and playing host to holiday visitors. All of this, not to mention that she works through the night taking sales calls for Tinker's Cove's biggest business, Country Cousins. Needless to say, things are pretty hectic, but they get even more stressful when Lucy finds the owner of Country Cousins sitting in his car one snowy night, apparently having committed suicide, but soon it's discovered that the cove's wealthy entrepreneur didn't take his own life. It isn't long before Lucy hatches a plan to catch an ice cold killer.

Christmas Cookie Murder: With three growing children, Lucy has plenty to keep her busy this holiday season, but now she's been wrangled into hosting Tinker's Cove's annual cookie exchange.
Lucy is trying to hold things together and keep the peace, but when Lee Cummings accuses newcomer, Tucker Whitney of being a homewrecker, Lucy's get-together and her home itself starts to come apart. When Tucker is found strangled to death the town points fingers at Lee's husband, but Lucy thinks he's innocent.
Lucy Stone, ever willing to find time for solving a murder, adds dangerous sleuthing to her already long to-do list.

I recently reviewed the newest addition to this series, Turkey Trot Murder, and loved it! When Kensington Publishing also gave me the opportunity to review these books, I was very excited. They didn't disappoint. I really enjoyed seeing how the Lucy Stone series has progressed and was glad to see that Turkey Trot wasn't the first time Leslie Meier's books dealt with current societal issues, such as teen drinking and drug use. These books are light hearted reads, but they also leave me feeling like I've discovered more about important issues in our society. Seeing both masterfully intertwined in a single book makes the Lucy Stone series stand out above the rest.

I was reading an advanced copy from NetGalley of a Holiday Murder while my house was under siege by Hurricane Irma on my fully charged Kindle, and I couldn't help but think that I read this book before. I continued to read for awhile longer, and I realized I had. It bothered me and I couldn't wait until I was able to verify that I had indeed read it before. I owned the book as well as Christmas Cookie Murders. I loved these books when I read them, however it should say on the cover that it was previously published. I even looked at the description on Amazon and it didn't state it anywhere. As an avid reader it really annoys me when publishers neglect to mention that important detail.

Loved that this had two books together! I am quite the fan of Leslie Meier's mysteries and these do not disappoint. The festive holiday theme makes them great reads around the holiday time.

3 1/2 stars
This book is two books together of Leslie Meier's Lucy Stone mysteries set at Christmas.
I've read both of these books before but not for some time. I need to say that I've always loved the Lucy Stone mysteries, so it's a little jarring to go back and read the first one in the series and see how differently she and her family behaved! She's definitely mellowed over the years. One of the things that I most enjoy is the focus on the Stone family life, and it's fun to see how much they've grown and changed over the years.

As always, the writing is great and the town of Tinker's Cove is charming, but I was shocked at the way they treated the death of the cat in the first book. The second book was more focused on drugs and there was almost an attitude of "slap on the wrist" for the kids.

The first book, Mistletoe Murder, has Lucy working at Country Cousins, the mail order store in Maine. She finds one of the owners dead in his car in the parking lot. Is it a suicide or a murder? The solution to the mystery will surprise you! I had forgotten who the culprit was and enjoyed solving the mystery again.

The second book, Christmas Cookie Murder, has Lucy hosting the annual Christmas cookie exchange (great recipes!). One of the newest members of Tinker's Cove is found murdered, an arrest is made, but Lucy doesn't believe he is the killer. Her investigation takes her to some interesting places and she puts her own life in danger.

I recommend this book, it's a fun look back at the Stone family. Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I've read one of the two books before, but it was nice to revisit an old read. Enjoyed reading the first book to see how it all started.

Holiday Murder is a collection of two of the books in Leslie Meier’s Lucy Stone Mystery series, Mistletoe Murder (Book 1) and Christmas Cookie Murder and (Book 6). The first book I read in this series was Candy Corn Murder (Book 22), so it was interesting to see how the series got its start, and how the children and relationships have grown. I was surprised and disappointed in the cavalier reactions of Lucy and her husband to the murder of their family’s cat in Mistletoe Murder as well as the use of adult language in these stories, which was especially strong in Christmas Cookie Murder.

Mistletoe Murder: Lucy Stone is a wife, a mother, and works the evening shift answering phones and taking orders at Country Cousins, a mail-order company in Tinker’s Cove, Maine. One evening she goes outside for some fresh air and discovers Sam Miller, her wealthy employer, dead in his car. It appears to be a suicide, but Lucy believes Sam was murdered and is determined to find out who and why. Lucy’s recently widowed mother is visiting for Christmas and has slipped into a state of depression and possibly suffering from the early onset of dementia, but Lucy doesn’t have much compassion for her.

Christmas Cookie Murder: Lucy Stone lives in Tinker’s Cove, Maine with her husband, Bill, and four children, and works part time writing for the Pennysaver, a weekly newspaper Tinker’s Cove. She’s looking forward to the annual Cookie Exchange, but her friend, Sue Finch, isn’t and has decided not to host it this year. Sue finally agrees they should have the Cookie Exchange, but insists Lucy have it at her house, which Lucy later regrets. The body of Sue’s new assistant at the day care, Tucker Whitney, is found the next day and foul play is suspected. The local dentist, Steve Cummins was having an affair with Tucker and is arrested. Lucy doesn’t agree and is determined to clear his name.

I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.

In two complete Christmas-themed books, Lucy Stone tries to identify the killers who have attempted to ruin the holiday season for the residents of Tinker's Cove, Maine. Included is the very first Lucy Stone book, and the sixth book in the series.

This has been one of my go-to series since I read the first book back in the early 90s and haven't missed a book in the series. At first, I was disappointed when I realized I'd already read both of these books, as I rarely re-read books. That said, it was entertaining to go back and be reminded of where Lucy started, before she started writing for the Pennysaver, while her children were still young. With this background in mind, it will be fun to read the newest Lucy Stone book later this year.

This is a 're-issue' of Ms. Meier's 1st book in the Lucy Stone series (Mistletoe Murder) as well as her 6th (Christmas Cookie Murder), Although I was hoping for a 'new' book, it's always nice to reread and remember how the series began. If you've never read the series, this is a great book to begin the journey to Tinker Cove's.

The characters feel like friends every time I read one of this series.

A new author for me and 2 good Christmas cosy mysteries for people who like this genre. They were very easy reading and would be even better to read around the festive period!!

I love this series. This book includes two of the Lucy Stone Christmas Cozies. Mistletoe Murder is the first in the series and should be read first. Lucy is a busy Mom getting ready for the Holidays and working at a local mail order business. She stumbles across the body of the owner and sets out to solve the murder. This book is a little darker than many Cozies. The second book centers around Christmas and the Christmas Cookie Exchange. Once again Lucy finds herself solving the murder of a local resident. Reading a Lucy Stone is cozy is like visiting old friends. I like the characters and the town of Tinker's Cove. The mysteries are good and the solutions make sense. This series should be read in order. Enjoy these Holiday Cozies.

This book was not new to me. I have read this book before or at least the stories in the book. It was interesting to see the difference in the children's ages and their attitudes. A lot of what this series is about are the relationships between the individuals. Having said that this book has two mysteries in it that happen around Christmas. You will enjoy the book.

I haven't read these two Lucy Stone Christmas mysteries since 2008, so it was fun to be able to read them again. My only issue with them is that they seemed a little to dark for holiday books, to much talk about drinking and drugs and the second story didn't really seem very Christmasy, but otherwise they were great reads.

Although I am not a fan of this series, fans will enjoy this two mystery collection.