I’m a huge Leslie Meier fan but I just couldn’t get into the first story in this two story edition. The second story is an already published story I’ve read before and really liked. The first story is new and really didn’t appeal to me. Th main character, Lucy Stone, was a bit too whiny through out this story, dealing with her empty nest issues. The story seemed to lag a bit and just wasn’t one of my favorites.

I really enjoyed both these stories and it was fun to see this character, Lucy, at differing points in her life, The first story was #7 in the series and the second is #24 so lots of time separates them. Both were good stories, clever mysteries and made me want the holidays to be here...I read this in summer. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Kensington Books, in return for an honest review.
This is a re-issue of two stories in a long-running mystery series about Lucy Stone that are set around Thanksgiving.
In the first, Lucy is having Thanksgiving challenges as her oldest child is coming home from his freshman year of college and she can’t wait to spend time with him. When he arrives with three friends in tow (not just his roommate), things don’t go quite as Lucy plans. As part of the high school’s traditions, a Native-American is part of the annual high school football game starting festivities. When it is stolen and used to kill a local Native-American activist, Lucy agrees to take his dog, even while she’s covering the events for the local newspaper. Unexpectedly, she also is actively involved in solving his murder.
In the second story, set sometime later (maybe 10-15 years??), the dog is different, and Lucy’s youngest daughter is now in college. Lucy and her husband, Bill, are planning a very quiet Thanksgiving when the death of a young woman occurs and is attributed to opioid overdosing. It’s a very current day feel, as there are voices on both sides about addiction’s impacts, contributing factors and blaming ‘others’. When the girl’s father is definitely murdered, things become even more strident in the town.
While each is readable as a stand-alone, I found the language of blame in the second book to be difficult as it reflects language heard today about other countries’ citizens and how ‘it’s all their fault’. I read cozies for escapist fiction, not to read things from current headlines so this was not to my cup of tea. That being said, the author has written this series for quite some time and is being true to things impacting the world today. She knows her characters and writes them well.

Gobble, Gobble Murder by Leslie Meier combines Lucy Stone Mystery number seven, Turkey Day Murder, and number twenty-four, Turkey Trot Murder for a cozy Thanksgiving delight that pairs well with pumpkin pie! It was fun reading these two murder mysteries that are set the same time of year, but in such different points of life for Lucy. I enjoyed visiting simpler times with Lucy in Turkey Day Murder, but what really stood out to me was seeing Lucy take on the opioid crisis in Turkey Trot Murder. I was surprised by the murderer in both books which was nice, sometimes cozies can make it too obvious.

4.5 stars

This is one of those books that is a bind up of two books both featuring the Thanksgiving holiday. Book 1 was quite complex and I thought well plotted. The whodunit was quite on point. This book really resonated with me considering everything that is going on nowadays in the media. The story really stuck with me.

The next book I had recently read back in 2018 and still remembered much of the plot. Meier’s books just have that timeless quality about them that keep you coming back for more.

If you want to read a good cozy mystery, definitely check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

A trip to Tinker’s cove plus Lucy Stone is always a treat, unfortunately when I requested this arc I did not realize this duo of stories were two of her previous books combined. Nevertheless any time spent with Lucy Stone is not time wasted.

In the first, Turkey Day Mystery, Lucy is out to discover who killed killed Mettincut Indian activist, Curt Nolan. This is one of Meier’s earlier books so it was a fun trip down memory lane. I enjoyed reading about her children who are minor additions as the grow up and the series moves on.

In the second, Turkey Trot Murder, finds Lucy and her husband, Bill planning a quiet holiday for the two of them, until the dead and frozen body of an heiress turns up in Blueberry Pond.

This will be a fun holiday read for Meier’s fans and it was really pleasurable seeing how the series and the characters have evolved from one story to the next. Time well spent with an old friend and deserving of the word cozy.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy Stone is celebrating Thanksgiving twice in this book. That’s right, two Thanksgiving themed mysteries to get you in the mood for Thanksgiving!

The first story takes place when most of the Stone children are younger and still living at home and they have a full house for Thanksgiving, the second is years later when Lucy and Bill have an empty house and plan to celebrate alone. Both times the holiday is beset with a murder that has Lucy looking for a murderer while trying to stay alive long enough to enjoy the holiday meal.

You can’t go wrong with two Thanksgiving themed mysteries to get you ready for Turkey Day!

A collection of two Thanksgiving murder mysteries. Lucy, the reporter from the PennySaver, helps to uncover the clues in these murders. A good cozy mystery series, the first being earlier than the second in the series, but that is fine. Would highly recommend this book, series and author.

Just like meeting up with an old friend, Lucy Stone solves 2 holiday themed mysteries in this compilation. Only word of caution is to be certain that you haven’t already read these as they have both been previously published.