Tippy-Toe Murder — Leslie Meier

Between ballet lessons, Little League practice, carpooling her kids to school, and a husband in need of attention, fourth-time mother-to-be Lucy Stone has more than enough on her plate this long, hot summer. But when one of her dearest friends vanishes, Lucy's soft spot for a solid mystery gets the better of her. Dinner can wait. Tinker's Cove, Maine's most irrepressible sleuth has a job to do...

An afternoon walk was a ritual for Caroline Hutton...until the retired ballet instructor took a detour into the woods and was never seen again. The case takes a turn for the worse when a local storeowner takes a deathblow to the head with a video camera. Now, as Lucy's own sever-year-old prima ballerina rehearses for her debut, a murderer prepares for an encore. The devoted mother and sleuth knows she mustn't miss either performance. In fact, her life depends on it.