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Good, the Bad, and the Emus
Good, the Bad, and the Emus | Donna Andrews
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"Meg Langslow knows that murder is never pretty. And things are about to take an ugly turn. . ."Go ahead...make Meg's day. It's not as if her life could get any weirder. Meg's long-lost paternal grandfather, Dr. Blake, entered her life a few years ago after seeing Meg's picture in the paper-she's a dead ringer for her grandmother, Cordelia, after all. Now local private investigator Stanley Denton has been hired to track down Cordelia's whereabouts...only to find that she mysteriously passed away within the year. And Meg's newly found cousin, Annabel, claims it was murder. So much for a festive family reunion..."A sprightly mystery...Andrews's readers, who have come to expect a little silliness, fun-loving characters, and endings that are tough to predict, won't be disappointed." -"Publishers Weekly"""Stanley and Meg agree to help track down the killer and get justice for Cordelia. Dr. Blake has an idea about how to distract the locals from their investigation: He'll stage a rescue of the feral emus that have escaped from an abandoned local farm. When murder strikes again, Meg suspects that the killer may indeed be among the flock of rescue volunteers...but what now? While her grandfather pursues that lead, Meg continues to investigate both murders with a lot of help from Annabel, who can shed some light on some long-buried family secrets. But will they solve the case before the killer strikes again? "Andrews's smooth and erudite style, realistic snappy dialogue, and subtle humor create an intriguing and entertaining romp."-"New York Journal of Books"
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mabell
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An emu round-up with the irascible wildlife conservationist Dr. Blake! And Meg‘s family tree grows ❤️ More new characters to love and a sprinkling of characters you love to hate 😄

#192025 #2014

Librarybelle Yay! I seriously need to read this series! 1y
mabell @Librarybelle I think you‘d like it! Donna Andrews is such an intelligent writer, with plenty of wackiness and wit. 😄 I tend to get stressed by a lot of cozies with so much drama and nasty characters, these have a little of both, but overall they are positive and relaxing. 1y
mabell @Librarybelle It is a series that I think is best read somewhat in order. But, breaking my own recommendation, I‘m switching the next two to read Die Like an Eagle next since it‘s baseball/summer and Lord of the Wings is Halloween. 😂 1y
Librarybelle Haha! I have the first few in the series, so it‘ll be easy for me to start with the first. I am totally one who needs to read in series order. 1y
mabell @Librarybelle I hope you enjoy them! 1y
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And a grandma!

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This remains one of my favourite cozy crime series. Consistently funny and inventive, this one expands the gang a little and has a different location.

There was a bit of a dip in the first books after Meg had the twins, but it's bounced back now the kids are older and Meg has more autonomy again. And I have totally respect for Andrews for not rushing Meg & Michael's relationship earlier in the series and taking time to get to marriage and kids.

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Bed time book here tonight is a Meg Langslow mystery. I love this series so much: there were already more than a dozen when I discovered them and I glommed my way through as many as I could get cheap 2nd hand. Now I have to wait for my next fix. This popped up for cheaps on Amazon the other day and I snapped it up.

BeckyD I love that series. It is so funny. 8y
Verity They're some of the best punny titles too @BeckyD 😀 8y
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