• Christmas Carol Murder

  • A Lucy Stone Mystery
  • By: Leslie Meier
  • Narrated by: Karen White
  • Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (97 ratings)

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Christmas Carol Murder

By: Leslie Meier
Narrated by: Karen White
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Publisher's summary

Lucy normally loves planning for the holidays, but this year, Tinker's Cove has fallen on hard times. With so many residents struggling, Christmas festivities are a luxury some can't afford. But the story's not so bleak at Downeast Mortgage, whose tightfisted owners, Jake Marlowe and Ben Scribner, are raking in profits from everyone's misfortune. Half the town is in their debt, so when the miserly Marlowe is murdered, the mourners are few and the suspects are many. Scribner believes Marlowe's ghost has come to warn him of his own demise, and when he starts receiving death threats, Lucy wonders if there's more to the omen than the ravings of a bitter old pinchpenny. Can Lucy solve the case and deck the halls before the killer strikes again?

©2013 Leslie Meier (P)2013 Dreamscape Media, LLC

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"...engaging..." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Very good cozy mystery

I love these books. I love the characters, setting, and pacing. I wish audible would get more of this series.

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Not cozy enough.

Would you try another book from Leslie Meier and/or Karen White?

Maybe. This was the 20th in a very popular series and I don't want to judge the others by a late entry.

What could Leslie Meier have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

She could have made the story less grim. I enjoy the notion of “Christmas cozies” and try to read two or three of them during the holidays. I say “notion” because they are usually better in the abstract than the realization, and I’m often disappointed. They’re intended to be nothing more than light holiday entertainment, a pleasant distraction, but even by that low standard, I did not enjoy “The Christmas Carol Murder.” It has some great things going for it: it’s set in a small town in Maine and the plot is an interesting take on the Dickens story. However, it’s decidedly grim. The story is set in the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis and the small town of Tinker’s Cover, Maine, is suffering. The author’s concern for victims of an out-of-control banking industry is admirable, but the circumstances are made even darker by the gruesomeness of the murder and the desperation of the characters. “Grim” and “Christmas cozy” do not go together.

What didn’t you like about Karen White’s performance?

She seemed uninteresting and at first, unintelligible. Perhaps it was her rhythm or a poor quality recording, but it took me half an hour of more of listening to her to begin to understand what she was saying.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I admired the author’s topicality and deep felt concern for economic victims, and it may work better as a darker murder mystery instead of holiday entertainment.

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Yuck

Would you try another book from Leslie Meier and/or Karen White?

The narration was fine. This is my first and last Leslie Meier book

Would you ever listen to anything by Leslie Meier again?

Absolutely not

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Christmas Carol Murder?

I expect Christmas cozies to have a plot surrounded by the spirit of the season. Not harping on a bad economy. Listening to this book was a chore

Any additional comments?

It's pretty bad when you realize you just don't care who dunnit.

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Christmas drival

Definitely not her best. But, an enjoyable little escape from life's daily chores with a smidge of Christmas cheer thrown in for good measure.

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A sign of the times!

A reminder to all, that intense and selfish desire for wealth and power can cause a huge burden on society. This is a prime example that at times it does take a village to succeed. Lucy Stone is a character many readers can relate to. An awesome small town setting with personable characters.

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