Name: Candy Corn Murder
ISBN: 9780758277077

Leslie Meier

When the remains of her husband's friend Evan are found in a trunk opened by a catapulting pumpkin, Lucy Stone must invesigate to prove her husband innocent and find the real murderer.

Candy Corn Murder

I'm glad that I'm getting to the end of this series, to be caught up and then not buy any new ones. Something has changed in the course of the series to start tackling multiple big political topics in each book. I personally don't consider politics like that to be huge parts of cozy mysteries, but others might like the change.

This story suffered from forcing Lucy out of investigating, saddling her with new age parenting issues, and trying to create a more complex story but failing to actually deliver. The mystery was easily solved with blatant clues, though I'm not really sure what would have been found in the situation that was dreaded. The ending was abrupt, and while I liked the overall message for women's rights, I did not like how unfinished and coincidental everything seemed.