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Book Review
Ok, kids, I found a mystery series that reminds me of some of the
offbeat personalities and are in this group and some of them that we have posted about. Donna Andrews has two series out. I'm not fond of her cyber-linked series, but then I couldn't find the first book in the series and that can be important. I couldn't find the first book in her Meg Langslow series until recently, but I had read all of the others. In her first Meg Langslow book, "Murder With Peacocks," we meet Meg, her off beat family and friends and the characters of her neighborhood outside Yorktown Virginia. Meg is the Matron of honor for three weddings. Each of them has a different flavor and different twists. Not only that but each of the prospective brides want to "fix" Meg up with a suitor, all of whom Meg knows and hates. The guy she's attracted to is rumored to be gay, the calligrapher is a drunken crazy cat lady, one of the guests is a nasty old woman who likes to verbally abuse people, Meg's father is a retired doctor who's hobbies include mysteries, gardening, bird watching and an obsession with seeing Meg's brother, Rob, join the medical field, Rob is taking his bar exams at the same time as he's battling his dad's medical career fixation. Uncle Horace runs around wearing a beat up old gorilla suit at parties and these are some of the milder characters. Guys, I couldn't put the first book down. I laughed so hard at times that I woke Rob up. Cats only come into it peripherally, but this series is way TOO funny. Oh and a murder is committed and solved in each book, honest. Pam S. |
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Karen Chuplis wrote: I was saddened to see that Charlotte MacLeod died this week. I loved her Peter Shandy series in particular. I'll have to check out this Donna Andrews. Oh man, I hadn't heard that. I liked her too. Have you read any Sharyn McCrumb? No cats that I remember, but I like her stuff. ------ Krista |
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Picked up my first Donna Andrews two days ago in prep for a flight from
Orlando to Boston. Yes that is correct, Orlando to Boston, given the weather situation I need something to keep my mind very busy. This book, Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon looks like it will do the trick. Thanks for the author review. Going up to visit my mom for a week who is on the down side of Parkinson Disease. I will very much miss Mr. Pumpkin, Aggie Marble and Victor Velcro. They mean so much to me as I know all your feline and other companions mean to all of you. Please understand that my husband means all the world to me. His job takes him away, sometimes for weeks at a time, like Dan M., he is an over the road truck driver and our romance consists of he, I and Verizon. Am having some problems with my computer getting all the replies that I send out to the group appearing. For example in the wonderful anniversay thread I sent a number of congrats as I am so happy for posters to be here long term and miss those who come and go. Only the one to Victor M appeared. Believe anniversay-ers I did send congatulations to you! Am not taking laptop this time, so will miss you all. Purrs, prayers, where needed. Charleen "Tanada" wrote in message ink.net... Ok, kids, I found a mystery series that reminds me of some of the offbeat personalities and are in this group and some of them that we have posted about. Donna Andrews has two series out. I'm not fond of her cyber-linked series, but then I couldn't find the first book in the series and that can be important. I couldn't find the first book in her Meg Langslow series until recently, but I had read all of the others. In her first Meg Langslow book, "Murder With Peacocks," we meet Meg, her off beat family and friends and the characters of her neighborhood outside Yorktown Virginia. Meg is the Matron of honor for three weddings. Each of them has a different flavor and different twists. Not only that but each of the prospective brides want to "fix" Meg up with a suitor, all of whom Meg knows and hates. The guy she's attracted to is rumored to be gay, the calligrapher is a drunken crazy cat lady, one of the guests is a nasty old woman who likes to verbally abuse people, Meg's father is a retired doctor who's hobbies include mysteries, gardening, bird watching and an obsession with seeing Meg's brother, Rob, join the medical field, Rob is taking his bar exams at the same time as he's battling his dad's medical career fixation. Uncle Horace runs around wearing a beat up old gorilla suit at parties and these are some of the milder characters. Guys, I couldn't put the first book down. I laughed so hard at times that I woke Rob up. Cats only come into it peripherally, but this series is way TOO funny. Oh and a murder is committed and solved in each book, honest. Pam S. |
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