{"product_id":"9781250305329","title":"Owl Be Home for Christmas : A Meg Langslow Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOwl Be Home for Christmas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Donna Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Donna Andrews returns with another Meg Langslow mystery written \"firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books\" (\u003ci\u003eToronto Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e)--\u003ci\u003eOwl Be Home for Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt will take a large pair of eyes to solve this Christmas mystery. . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a few days before the 25th and Meg’s grandfather is hosting a scientific conference on owls at the Caerphilly Inn. Most of the family are there, helping out in one capacity or another, including Meg’s grandmother, Cordelia—invited by Grandfather in a rare gesture of peace-making, to share her expertise on rehabilitating large birds, including owls. An unexpectedly severe snowstorm traps the conference-goers in the hotel and, lo and behold, one of the visiting ornithologists is murdered. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven if Caerphilly is able to clear the roads in time, Chief Burke doesn’t want the various suspects to scatter to half a dozen continents before he identifies the killer. . .So there’s a very real possibility that none of them will make it home for Christmas, that is, unless Meg can find a way to swoop down and make sure that justice is served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exceptional....[with] plenty of twists and turns en route to the satisfying ending. As always, spending time with Meg and her wonderful family is a delight. Andrews reinforces her place at the top of the cozy subgenre.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Andrews manages her large cast with dexterity and drops clues to the culprits’ identity, but the ending will catch most readers by surprise.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eHow the Finch Stole Christmas!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e[A] satisfying, humorous entry in the long-running series.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eHow the Finch Stole Christmas!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Intrigue...amusement...Andrews reliably delivers. She also manages to slip in profundities and sentiments that warm the heart.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNightingale Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe small town of Caerphilly, VA and its inhabitants provide a charming backdrop for this Christmas cozy.—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNightingale Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meg, as well as her quirky extended family, makes this humorous cozy a holiday treat.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDuck the Halls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Andrews leavens the action with her trademark humor, including dueling Christmas dinners and an extravagant—and extravagantly funny—live nativity scene.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ely \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eDuck the Halls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Produces at least one chuckle—and sometimes a guffaw—per page. Joy to the world, indeed.\"—\u003ci\u003eRichmond \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes-Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSix Geese A-Slaying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Andrews . . . scores points for her witty writing and abundance of Yuletide tinsel and tradition.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e, SC \u003ci\u003eState \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSix Geese A-Slaying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books.\"—\u003ci\u003eToronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSix Geese A-Slaying\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you long for more fun mysteries, a la Janet Evanovich, you'll love Donna Andrews's Meg Langslow series.\" —\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A long-running series that gets better all the time. A fine blend of academic satire, screwball comedy, and murder.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Lord of the Wings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With its well-spun plots and distinctive characters, Andrews’s amusing avian-named series shows no signs of growing stale.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ely\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e on Die Like an Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250305329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40722163466446,"sku":"9781250305329","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_dfcd3c94-a212-4cd7-9379-302567aa00b6.jpg?v=1644853310","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250305329","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}