Easter Egg Murder - by Leslie Meier & Lee Hollis & Peggy Ehrhart (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Light pink, robin's egg blue, daffodil yellow, mint green--Easter eggs hiding sweet treats come in every pastel color. But in a few small towns this year, cracking them could be more fatal than fun...

EASTER EGG MURDER by LESLIE MEIER
In Provence to visit her daughter, part-time reporter Lucy Stone is soaking up the atmosphere, even if it includes one Carole Capobianco, the empty-nester she encountered on the flight over. Not exactly two peas in a pod, they're both amused by the tale of a neighbor's chickens refusing to lay eggs. The decoy eggs he's set out to encourage the egg-centric hens are not only gorgeously Faberge-style, they're being stolen! That's confusing enough, but what's happened to the cook is deadly serious.

DEATH BY ANOTHER EASTER EGG by LEE HOLLIS
When an ambitious young reporter dies mid-meal at Hayley Powell's Bar Harbor restaurant, Hayley is horrified. Determined to save her eatery's reputation, Hayley scrambles to crack the case wide open like an egg, discovering that the victim was about to break a juicy story--one that a number of people (er, suspects) did not order off the menu. Which makes finding the killer more than devilishly hard . . .

AN EGGY WAY TO DIE by PEGGY EHRHART
Cleaning up after the Easter egg hunt in the Arborville park, friends Pamela and Bettina are startled to find something else hidden--the dead body of a local cookbook author, surrounded by broken shells and slippery yolks. The pair are far from hard-boiled detectives, but as they search for clues, they find that the whole case smells distinctly like rotten eggs . . .

Review Quotes

Praise for Cozy Mystery Anthologies Headlined by Leslie Meier

"A trio of coffee-themed murders celebrates the wearing of the green...Three good-natured tales are sure to make readers as mellow as their namesake drink." --Kirkus Reviews on Irish Coffee Murder

"This anthology boasts three tales of yuletide murder in coastal Maine...sparkly writing and emotional depth link this trio of holiday cozies." --Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Eggnog Murder

"Haunted houses, a holiday staple, are an especially good fit for the authors' folksy Down East setting...All three tales offer a dash of detection, but their strong suit is hometown charm." --Kirkus Reviews on Halloween Party Murder

"This fun whodunit kept me entertained!" --First for Women on Halloween Party Murder

"These Maine stories are lots of fun and unlikely to deter anyone from renting a place on the coast for a quiet getaway." --Seacoast Online on Halloween Party Murder

"There is plenty of cozy mystery fun in this Halloween-themed set of stories that will be a good introduction to new readers of the authors." --Parkersburg News & Sentinel on Halloween Party Murder

"Just in time for Halloween, Haunted House Murder is a three-novella collection of creepy but fun Halloween stories complete with ghosts, oddball characters, mayhem, and murder." --Kennebec Journal on Halloween Party Murder

"Kick back with something sweet and indulge in three bite-sized Yuletide tales too good to resist!" --Suspense Magazine on Yule Log Murder

"A hearty collection that should satisfy readers who crave a little something sweet with a pinch of sinister." --Criminal Element on Yule Log Murder

"Eggnog Murder offers three, delightfully fun, murder-mystery novellas sure to spice up a cozy winter night's reading." --Maine Morning Sentinel on Eggnog Murder

"This collection of short cozy mysteries set in Maine and featuring delicious recipes serves as a great introduction to these authors' series for new readers or a bite-sized delicacy to tide established fans over until the next book." --Library Journal on Eggnog Murder

About the Author

LESLIE MEIER is the New York Times bestselling author of the Lucy Stone Mysteries and the Carole and Poopsie Mystery series. She has also written for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and like her series protagonist, Lucy Stone, she worked as a New England newspaper reporter while raising her three children. She lives outside of Boston and can be found online at LeslieMeierBooks.com.

LEE HOLLIS is the pen name for the brother and sister writing team behind the Hayley Powell Mystery Series. Rick Copp is a veteran Hollywood writer/producer and also the author of three other mystery novel series. He lives in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist who lives in North Carolina. Please visit them online at LeeHollisMysteries.com.

PEGGY EHRHART is a former English professor who lives in Leonia, New Jersey, where she writes mysteries and plays blues guitar. She holds a Ph.D. in medieval literature from the University of Illinois and taught writing and literature at Queens College, CUNY, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she was a tenured full professor. Her short stories have appeared in Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine, Crime and Suspense, Flashing in the Gutters, Spinetingler, Crime Scene: New Jersey 2, and Murder New York Style. A longtime member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, Peggy served on the board of MWA New York as head of the Mentor Committee. She was president of Sisters in Crime NY/TriState from 2013 to 2015. Peggy regularly attends mystery-writing conferences and participates in conference panels and also gives talks on mystery fiction at libraries in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Visit her at PeggyEhrhart.com.