Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this combined book.

The first book in this selection was Turkey Day Murder, written in 2008. Lucy is working as a part-time reporter for the local paper. The local Indian band wants to build a casino on some land being used as a turkey farm, and many locals are opposed, as is Curt Nolan, a member of the tribe. When Curt is found dead at the Thanksgiving Day football game, Lucy is upset as she had met him at the local town council meeting. She agrees to take his dog, renamed Kudo. Lucy nearly comes to harm at the turkey farm when cornered by the killer, but Kudo interrupts (along with the local policeman) and she is saved. Months later, at the ground breaking for the casino, Indian remains are unearthed by the excavator, and construction is stopped due to their historical importance. Another fast and fun read.

The second book was Turkey Trot Murder, written in 2017, and it's a very good read. Lucy is training for the Thanksgiving Day run, the Turkey Trot. Her two girls still living at home have other plans, so it will be just her and Bill. While running along Blueberry Lake, Lucy see pink on the lake, and finds the body of Alison Franklin, 20 year old daughter of very wealthy Ed Robertson. What had made her venture onto the thin ice of the lake? Then Bill gets a job restoring the old pub on the harbour into a upscale eatery "The Cali Cafe" in fusion style, owned by celebrity chef Ric Rodriguez and his son Matt. Meanwhile, the town is angry about the drug dealers who are killing the kids in the town, and a group called America for Americans, led by Ed Franklin, is demanding that the Rodriguez family leave town, even though their family has been living in the USA before the American revolution. When Lucy sees Hank DeVries buying drugs at the lake parking lot, she approaches him and suggests he go into rehab. Then there's an explosion at the Cali Cafe and Bill is injured. Lucy is determined to find out who's behind both murders.

I found this book very topical because of the drug abuse and the outpouring of hate for "non-Americans". It's not just a cozy, but a commentary of today's world.

Gobble, Gobble Murder is a two story volume featuring Lucy Stone and family at Thanksgiving.
The first story Turkey Day Murder goes back in time to book 7 and Lucy is working and preparing for her son's first visit from college. She expected one roommate but got three extra guests for the holiday. During the annual Thanksgiving football game, and member of the Metinnicut Indian tribe is murdered. Keeping a promise to old friend Miss Tilley Lucy begins to investigate on her own against everyone else's advice.

In The Turkey Trot Murder, Lucy discovers a dead young woman and deals with the opioid crisis that is running rampant in our country. Even though I had read both books before, a visit with Lucy and her friends and family is just like a nice visit home. If you haven't read Leslie Meier's series featuring Lucy Stone, you need to start it. Now. And be ready to grab this edition when it arrives!

Thank you NetGalley for and advanced copy in exchange for a fair review.

I’m a huge Leslie Meier fan but I just couldn’t get into the first story in this two story edition. The second story is an already published story I’ve read before and really liked. The first story is new and really didn’t appeal to me. Th main character, Lucy Stone, was a bit too whiny through out this story, dealing with her empty nest issues. The story seemed to lag a bit and just wasn’t one of my favorites.

I really enjoyed both these stories and it was fun to see this character, Lucy, at differing points in her life, The first story was #7 in the series and the second is #24 so lots of time separates them. Both were good stories, clever mysteries and made me want the holidays to be here...I read this in summer. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Kensington Books, in return for an honest review.
This is a re-issue of two stories in a long-running mystery series about Lucy Stone that are set around Thanksgiving.
In the first, Lucy is having Thanksgiving challenges as her oldest child is coming home from his freshman year of college and she can’t wait to spend time with him. When he arrives with three friends in tow (not just his roommate), things don’t go quite as Lucy plans. As part of the high school’s traditions, a Native-American is part of the annual high school football game starting festivities. When it is stolen and used to kill a local Native-American activist, Lucy agrees to take his dog, even while she’s covering the events for the local newspaper. Unexpectedly, she also is actively involved in solving his murder.
In the second story, set sometime later (maybe 10-15 years??), the dog is different, and Lucy’s youngest daughter is now in college. Lucy and her husband, Bill, are planning a very quiet Thanksgiving when the death of a young woman occurs and is attributed to opioid overdosing. It’s a very current day feel, as there are voices on both sides about addiction’s impacts, contributing factors and blaming ‘others’. When the girl’s father is definitely murdered, things become even more strident in the town.
While each is readable as a stand-alone, I found the language of blame in the second book to be difficult as it reflects language heard today about other countries’ citizens and how ‘it’s all their fault’. I read cozies for escapist fiction, not to read things from current headlines so this was not to my cup of tea. That being said, the author has written this series for quite some time and is being true to things impacting the world today. She knows her characters and writes them well.

Gobble, Gobble Murder by Leslie Meier combines Lucy Stone Mystery number seven, Turkey Day Murder, and number twenty-four, Turkey Trot Murder for a cozy Thanksgiving delight that pairs well with pumpkin pie! It was fun reading these two murder mysteries that are set the same time of year, but in such different points of life for Lucy. I enjoyed visiting simpler times with Lucy in Turkey Day Murder, but what really stood out to me was seeing Lucy take on the opioid crisis in Turkey Trot Murder. I was surprised by the murderer in both books which was nice, sometimes cozies can make it too obvious.

4.5 stars

This is one of those books that is a bind up of two books both featuring the Thanksgiving holiday. Book 1 was quite complex and I thought well plotted. The whodunit was quite on point. This book really resonated with me considering everything that is going on nowadays in the media. The story really stuck with me.

The next book I had recently read back in 2018 and still remembered much of the plot. Meier’s books just have that timeless quality about them that keep you coming back for more.

If you want to read a good cozy mystery, definitely check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

A trip to Tinker’s cove plus Lucy Stone is always a treat, unfortunately when I requested this arc I did not realize this duo of stories were two of her previous books combined. Nevertheless any time spent with Lucy Stone is not time wasted.

In the first, Turkey Day Mystery, Lucy is out to discover who killed killed Mettincut Indian activist, Curt Nolan. This is one of Meier’s earlier books so it was a fun trip down memory lane. I enjoyed reading about her children who are minor additions as the grow up and the series moves on.

In the second, Turkey Trot Murder, finds Lucy and her husband, Bill planning a quiet holiday for the two of them, until the dead and frozen body of an heiress turns up in Blueberry Pond.

This will be a fun holiday read for Meier’s fans and it was really pleasurable seeing how the series and the characters have evolved from one story to the next. Time well spent with an old friend and deserving of the word cozy.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy Stone is celebrating Thanksgiving twice in this book. That’s right, two Thanksgiving themed mysteries to get you in the mood for Thanksgiving!

The first story takes place when most of the Stone children are younger and still living at home and they have a full house for Thanksgiving, the second is years later when Lucy and Bill have an empty house and plan to celebrate alone. Both times the holiday is beset with a murder that has Lucy looking for a murderer while trying to stay alive long enough to enjoy the holiday meal.

You can’t go wrong with two Thanksgiving themed mysteries to get you ready for Turkey Day!

A collection of two Thanksgiving murder mysteries. Lucy, the reporter from the PennySaver, helps to uncover the clues in these murders. A good cozy mystery series, the first being earlier than the second in the series, but that is fine. Would highly recommend this book, series and author.

Just like meeting up with an old friend, Lucy Stone solves 2 holiday themed mysteries in this compilation. Only word of caution is to be certain that you haven’t already read these as they have both been previously published.