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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Twelve Jays of Christmas: A Meg Langslow Mystery (Meg Langslow Mysteries, 30) (edizione 2021)di Donna Andrews (Autore) tottman | Oct 26, 2021 |   RobinGoodfellow | Sep 15, 2023 | Welcome back to an addictive, funny cozy mystery series that is always a fun read even if you've never read any of the earlier ones. This time it's Christmas time in Virginia and there's a visiting Scrooge in the house with several angry people wanting to get him to pay what he owes. The Waterston household is bursting at the seams with visiting relatives, and a couple of clueless family members have decided to house a pair of juvenile wombats in the basement. Laugh your way through the suspects and red hairrings (not a typo). Bernadette Dunne really knows how to add to a good story while narrating. This cannot be an unbiased review because I reread some of them (the print copies walk away so now I have them in audio) and wait with bated breath for each new one. (  ) jetangen4571 | Jun 17, 2022 | In the last book, Murder Most Fowl, one of my complaints were that there was very little in the way of birds in the background – or really, any of the delightful menagerie of animals that have made appearances throughout the series. Andrews made up for it in spades with this book as we not only get 2 mockingbirds and 12 bluejays, but 2 wombats as well! Meg’s family was back in force too, although it seems gone are the days when we could delight in the same level of eccentricities that were so amusing in earlier books. Still it’s always fun to read about the seemingly endless family and their ability to organise themselves and create massive buffet meals at the drop of a hat. The murder mystery was mostly average; even thought the focus of the book was whodunnit, I imagine most readers will be more caught up in the holiday cheer and family togetherness that’s surrounding the murder. While it wasn’t a badly crafted murder plot, I think the narrow suspect pool just made it difficult to be really stumped, and if I wasn’t willing to commit 100% to who the murderer was, I was absolutely certain about the plot twist. Well, the second one anyway – I didn’t see the first one coming at all and I thought it was a very nice touch. While I would never want Andrews to be the kind of author that phones it in for the sake of production, I have come to see these Christmas mysteries as an integral part of my personal season tradition, so as long as she has it in her to write them, I’ll continue to look forward to them. (  ) murderbydeath | Feb 9, 2022 | ) mpensack | Feb 9, 2022 | The artist Meg’s grandfather has hired to paint birds as illustrations for his new book, Roderick Castlemayne, is demanding and disagreeable. His beleaguered assistant, Harris, does his best to run interference but he can’t entirely contain the cantankerous artist. Worse, when word gets out that Castlemayne is working at Meg’s house, a long list of people with grudges against him start showing up at Meg’s door, including some unhappy ex-wives. When a noise in the night awakens Meg and she discovers Castlemayne’s dead body, the list of suspects is a long one. Meg’s curiosity and the fact that she lives at the scene of the crime, have her helping round up suspects for the chief to interview. A snowstorm and subsequent power outage also have her scrambling to feed a horde of hungry relatives. As usual, Meg’s ingenious family and a bunch of helpful Caerphilly locals make the task easier. Meg still manages to find herself in the killer’s crosshairs before justice is served just in time for everyone to have a merry Christmas. The Twelve Jays of Christmas is another fun entry in this series that will delight existing fans and newcomers alike. If I were in a Twilight Zone episode and could step off a train into any world, I would get off in Caerphilly, Virginia, and live in the wonderful world Donna Andrews has created there. I love spending time with these characters and always look forward to my next visit. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher. ( ) tottman | Oct 26, 2021 | ) Virginia51 | Oct 19, 2021 | An average entry of the series, which means it's a lot of fun. Newcomers can certainly start here if they want. (  ) readinggeek451 | Jun 26, 2021 | |
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The artist Meg’s grandfather has hired to paint birds as illustrations for his new book, Roderick Castlemayne, is demanding and disagreeable. His beleaguered assistant, Harris, does his best to run interference but he can’t entirely contain the cantankerous artist. Worse, when word gets out that Castlemayne is working at Meg’s house, a long list of people with grudges against him start showing up at Meg’s door, including some unhappy ex-wives. When a noise in the night awakens Meg and she discovers Castlemayne’s dead body, the list of suspects is a long one.
Meg’s curiosity and the fact that she lives at the scene of the crime, have her helping round up suspects for the chief to interview. A snowstorm and subsequent power outage also have her scrambling to feed a horde of hungry relatives. As usual, Meg’s ingenious family and a bunch of helpful Caerphilly locals make the task easier. Meg still manages to find herself in the killer’s crosshairs before justice is served just in time for everyone to have a merry Christmas.
The Twelve Jays of Christmas is another fun entry in this series that will delight existing fans and newcomers alike. If I were in a Twilight Zone episode and could step off a train into any world, I would get off in Caerphilly, Virginia, and live in the wonderful world Donna Andrews has created there. I love spending time with these characters and always look forward to my next visit.
I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher. (