03449cam a2200457 i 4500 1459619674 TxAuBib 20240723120000.0 231122s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023053100 9798885798617 hardcover alk. paper (OCoLC)1415893390 TxAuBib rda Easter basket murder / Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Barbara Ross. Large print edition. [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024. ©2024. 481 pages (large print) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Thorndike Press large print mystery series A collection of Easter-themed mysteries set in coastal Maine features sleuths from three best-selling cozy mystery series: Lucy Stone, Hayley Powell and Julia Snowden, who investigate a deadly art theft and a body that mysteriously vanishes after being discovered. EASTER BASKET MURDER: Tinker's Cove businesses are clashing over a new Easter Basket-themed promotion to boost in-store sales, with tensions boiling over the grand prize--a mysterious golden egg crafted by a reclusive Maine artist. When the one-of-a-kind art piece is stolen, it's up to part-time reporter Lucy Stone to investigate three struggling entrepreneurs who stick out in the local scene. But a huge town scandal comes into focus when a harmless shopping spree turns deadly, leaving Lucy to stop a murderer from springing back into action. DEATH BY EASTER EGG: As Bar Harbor's annual egg hunt approaches, Island Food & Spirits columnist and restauranteur Hayley Powell is thrilled to introduce her grandson, Eli, to local springtime traditions. Turns out, keeping up with a rambunctious toddler isn't always sunshine and rainbows--especially when a decadent peanut butter treat kills the Easter bunny himself during the festivities! Now, with a clear-as-cellophane case of murder on her hands, it's up to Hayley to crack the clues and scramble deadly plans before it's too late. HOPPED ALONG: Julia Snowden's Easter Sunday at Windsholme, a sprawling mansion tucked away on a remote Maine island, looks like it's been borrowed from the pages of a lifestyle magazine. But when a dead body is discovered in the garden--then vanishes soon after without any explanation--an innocent hunt for eggs becomes a dangerous hunt for answers. With no clues beyond a copy of "The Adventures of Peter Rabbit," Julia must find out if April Fool's Day came early or if she's caught in a killer's twisted game. 20240723. Stone, Lucy (Fictitious character) Fiction. Powell, Hayley (Fictitious character) Fiction. Snowden, Julia (Fictitious character) Fiction. Detective and mystery stories, American. Murder Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Easter Fiction. Maine Fiction. Meier, Leslie. Easter basket murder. Hollis, Lee. Death by Easter egg. Ross, Barbara. Hopped along. Thorndike Press large print mystery series. TXKPL