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    Death of a Lobster Lover
    Death of a Lobster Lover
    Death of a Lobster Lover
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    Death of a Lobster Lover

    Written by Lee Hollis

    Narrated by Randye Kaye

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    The quaint fishing village of Salmon Cove, Maine, seems like the ideal location for a girls' weekend with Hayley's gal pals, Liddy and Mona. Liddy's on the rebound from a breakup, but when she meets a handsome tourist, it looks like a little romance might liven things up.

    Unfortunately, Liddy's new sweetheart is found dead on the beach the next morning at the town's Lobster Bake, next to an overturned cooking pot. The liberated lobsters may be scrambling back to the sea, but Hayley's not about to let a murderer escape so easily. To crack the case, she'll need to blow the lid off some serious undercover activity-or risk becoming ensnared in a killer's trap . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 10, 2018
    ISBN9781977374875
    Author

    Lee Hollis

    LEE HOLLIS is the pen name for Rick Copp, a veteran Hollywood screenwriter who has written for numerous television series, including The Golden Girls, Wings, Scooby-Doo, Teen Titans, and Barbershop. He is the co-writer of The Brady Bunch Movie and has written a number of novels under his own name. He also produces, writes, and stars in the hit web series Where the Bears Are. With his sister Holly Simason, he co-authors the Hayley Powell Food & Cocktail Mysteries book series using the Lee Hollis name. He lives in Palm Springs, California.

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    • 3/5
      Hayley and her friends Liddy and Mona have decided to take a weekend getaway at Mona's uncle's cabin in Salmon Cove, Maine. But when they arrive, the cabin is worse than anyone thinks -- and the only bathroom is an outhouse. After discovering there's no rooms at the local hotel, Liddy's determined to go back to Bar Harbor. But when she meets an attractive tourist in the lobby, she rethinks her plan and decides to stay for at least one night. But after seeing him at a local bar, she makes plans to be his date for the Lobster Fest, which changes their plans again. But he stands her up and Liddy is angry, because she can't imagine any man doing that...Meanwhile, Mona reconnects with an old boyfriend, Corey Guildford. While she insists to him she's married, she can't help but feel the same attraction she knew years ago, and agrees to spend time with him -- as friends. So Hayley begins to feel as the third wheel, but decides to stick out the weekend anyway.When Liddy and Hayley go to the lobsterfest, Hayley sees Liddy's date arguing with the local bar owner. And later on, when they go to the beach, Liddy finds him dead. Not to mention that the local sheriff already has it in for them, and now things have gotten worse. If Hayley doesn't find a killer, they may be on the receiving end of something worse...This is the ninth book in the series, and unfortunately, it's one of the weakest ones. The mystery isn't until almost half of the book is over, and in the first half you have Liddy and Mona arguing, and Liddy trying to find a new boyfriend, while Mona is reconnecting with an old one, and Hayley is wondering why the sheriff has it in for her. Liddy appears to be the type of woman who needs to have a man or she isn't happy, and Mona is just contentious all around. So that pretty much leaves Hayley to do everything, and how she stays focused is beyond me. There were things that bothered me: if this is a tourist town in the summer, how is there only one hotel? Shouldn't there be more? Also, if Mona's family owned the cabin for years, why isn't there an indoor bathroom? I can't imagine her mother saying, "Hey! Let's go up to the cabin for the summer, and yay, I get to use an outhouse!" I can't think of any woman who would be okay with this. So that just didn't make sense to me.Then, Ellie didn't want anyone to recognize her grandpa, but she's flashing a picture of her dad to Hayley? Didn't she think Hayley might recognize him? That just didn't make any sense at all. Just sayin'.As far as the mystery goes, it was tied in with the rest of the story, so that's a good thing, but it just wasn't my favorite one. I also was rather irritated at the ending, figuring it was a cheap way out of what might have been a good storyline at some point in a future book. It disappointed and saddened me a lot. But I will read the next in the series, because it might be better.
    • 4/5
      Death of a Lobster Lover is the ninth book in the "Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery" series featuring food columnist Hayley Powell. I was a bit disappointed in the last book, but I really enjoyed this one. Hayley and her best friends Liddy and Mona are taking a much needed girls weekend in Salem Cove, ME to enjoy the town's Lobster Festival. They are going to stay in Mona's family cottage that she vacationed at for years. I was expecting a humorous read and I was not disappointed. These ladies have been friends for a long time, but I don’t know how Liddy and Mona have not tried to kill each other.

      Hoping that the BFF weekend will help Liddy get over her recent breakup with lawyer boyfriend Sonny, things go from bad to worse when they see Mona's run down family cabin. When they arrive at the hotel to get a room, Liddy appears to fall for the smarmy travel reporter Jackson Young. After standing Liddy up for the Lobsterfest, Hayley stumbles upon the dead body of Jackson lying on the beach. The trio soon finds themselves suspects in the man's murder and Hayley is determined to clear their names. Add to all this, Mona runs into her childhood boyfriend and he seems to want to pick up where he left off. And what is with the overzealous Sheriff Daphne Wilkes who seems to have a vendetta against the women, ticketing them for imagined infractions. When the ladies end up behind bars, it is time to call Sonny for help.

      An action packed plot makes this installment a quick page turner that's hard to put down. The antics of Hayley and her friends will have you laughing during some parts, and holding my breath, or biting my nails during others. There were scenes that took me by surprise, and more than one mystery to keep me guessing. With the story set in a vacation locale none of the secondary characters readers of the series are familiar with appear. The love lives of her two best friends are the focus in this edition, and a surprising twist at the conclusion will leave you in shock. Once again there are several recipes for cocktails and lobster sprinkled throughout the book. Also some of Hayley's columns are there, which add some of the humor to the books, but do break up the story somewhat. You will either like this or hate it depending on how you feel about that. A must read in this series for cozy mystery lovers.