Star Spangled Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery 11)

Another sign that the crazy days of summer are in full swing arrives when a group of naturistsa.k.a. nudistsdescends on Tinker's Cove, skinny-dipping at the pond that borders Mrs. Pratt's property, giving her something else to complain about. Worse still, the local lobstermen are upset about poachersand suspicion falls on Mrs. Pratt's husband and son. Then the July Fourth fireworks are canceled to protect a patch of extremely rare purple-spotted lichen, and Mrs Pratt is the victim of a hit and run.

Tinker's Cove is full of suspects, but none with so personal a motive as the Stones. Their feud with Mrs. Pratt has put them at risk of losing their freedom this Independence Dayunless Lucy can start things off with a bang by catching a red, white and blue killer. . .