Lucy Stone fans will love this newest book in the Tinker's Cove series. When the new director of the community center is murdered, and an old friend's son suddenly disappears, Lucy is concerned enough to get on the case. There is an old Civil War quilt involved, and lots of other antiques. I look forward to recommending this title to Leslie Meier's many readers, but also to anyone who is looking for a good cozy mystery with an appealing female sleuth.

This latest entry in Meier’s long running series is sure to please fans. Lucy Stone is hard at work taking care of her family while doing her job as a local reporter. Neither task is smooth sailing, but Lucy perseveres. The mystery has some good twists and unexpected turns which will keep readers guessing. The not unexpected demise of a beloved character is realistically handled. A recommended read for cozy aficionados.

A Patchwork Quilt murder is book #30 in one of my very favorite cozy mystery series. This was an enjoyable read, full of twists and turns and numerous red herrings. A new community center opens and some of the locals think it's a big waste of taxpayer money and are especially unhappy with the high salary the town is paying its new director, Darleen. Lucy interviews Darleen and later catches the cold condensending way Darleen speaks to a recent hire, Tim Stillings, who is going through some mental health issues. Darleen's mom displays a three hundred year old quilt and has some very valuable antiques in her home, but are they authentic? Darleen goes on vacation soon after she is hired which angers some of the locals. When Darleen goes missing after her vacation, Tim disappears, and severed body parts begin to appear, Lucy is determined to get to the bottom of just what's happening in her hometown.

"Patchwork Quilt Murder (Lucy Stone #30)" by Leslie Meier has several different issues that get brought up , for a Lucy Stone book. We get climate change, mental health, public services availability and scammers. Very up to date really. I do have to say that I called it on what gets revealed about Ted and Pam's son in the end. I wont say what as it could change how someone reads the story.

The mystery was all over the place. We get one answer, which is the one I was leaning towards. Then, nope, that's not really what happened but we'll kinda over look that they tried. In the end, I was kinda thinking along the lines of where it ended up. Boy did it take a bunch of turns and circles to get there.

I absolutely love Leslie Meier and her Lucy Stone Mystery series and this is book 30!!!!!! Love getting back to her world!

#PatchworkQuiltMurder #NetGalley is by far my favorite book in this outstanding series by Leslie Meier.
Lucy enjoys being a reporter for the local paper in Tinker's Cove, Maine, and when someone makes a gruesome discovery, Lucy is ready to take notes.
It seems someone found a severed body part in a garbage can, and everyone panics, thinking there's a crazed murderer in town.
Even though the discovery is bizarre, Lucy has other stories to cover.
It seems the director of the new community center is too good to be true, and her high salary and immediate vacation has the tight knit community raising their eyebrows.
Between stories, Lucy is worried about Tim Stillings, the son of her best friend Pam, and her boss, Ted. Tim has been acting strange, disappearing for days, and possibly hiding some secrets from his family.
As the story goes on, we find out a lot of interesting things about people, and we follow Lucy as she connects the dots and pieces the clues together.
This book brought out a lot of emotions for me, the overwhelming sadness when her dog passed, and the struggles with Tim and his mental health hit hard, since I lost my son to suicide a few months ago.
If this book was written by someone else, I may not have read it, but Leslie Meier did such an incredible job touching on the emotions and heartache of the characters, that it pushed #PatchworkQuiltMurder #NetGalley to my number one favorite cozy mystery of 2023.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and most of all to Leslie Meier for writing such a wonderful book.

A good cozy mystery, with Lucy, the intrepid journalist, trying to find out the story of the body parts being found around town. Two feet and an arm and the town is scared there is a serial killer on the loose. Was hoping for more on quilting, because of the title, but besides the historical one and the crazy quilt made by Pam there is only slight mention. Oh well, still enjoyed the story and would recommend.

I love the world of Tinker Cove, Maine - the characters feel like family and I just love Lucy Stone. This book can stand alone or as part of Meier's Stone collection.

When a community center is built people are happy to have a place for projects and the like. Other's view it a waste of taxpayer's money.

The director wants to show it off with much fanfare - until she disappears without a trace along with an assistant. Soon cut up body parts appear. Everyone is telling lies and Lucy has to find the truth and solve the mystery. Part of it is finding clues in a 300 year old quilt.

This book is a lighthearted cozy with equal parts murder and community. I highly recommend it.