The Nightingale Before Christmas - (Meg Langslow Mysteries) by Donna Andrews (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New York: St. Martin's Press, 2014.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Murder never takes a holiday!</i></b> <p/>'Tis the season for tree trimming, mistletoe-dangling, and a cut-throat competition that has everyone in Caerphilly on edge. Whatever happened to the simple joys and magical spirits of Christmas? Meg Langslow's own mother is among those participating in a holiday-themed design extravaganza in which each room in an untenanted show house is decorated for the public to view. All the proceeds go to charity-so why are all the contestants fighting tooth and nail to win first prize? <p/><b>Intrigue...amusement...Andrews reliably delivers. She also manages to slip in profundities and sentiments that warm the heart.-</b><i>New York Journal of Books</i> <p/>That is the question Meg is trying to answer after Clay Spottiswood, the most haughty and hostile of the designers, turns up dead. With tempers flaring and fears on the rise, can Meg sort through the tinsel-strewn mayhem and solve a murder...before the killer strikes again? <p/><b>Andrews</b><b> does a spectacular job tying up all the loose ends into a big holiday bow!-<i>The Criminal Element</i></b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Murder never takes a holiday!</i></b></p><p> 'Tis the season for tree trimming, mistletoe-dangling, and a cut-throat competition that has everyone in Caerphilly on edge. Whatever happened to the simple joys and magical spirits of Christmas? Meg Langslow's own mother is among those participating in a holiday-themed design extravaganza in which each room in an untenanted show house is decorated for the public to view. All the proceeds go to charity-so why are all the contestants fighting tooth and nail to win first prize?<br> <b>"Intrigue...amusement...Andrews reliably delivers. She also manages to slip in profundities and sentiments that warm the heart."-<i>New York Journal of Books</i></b><br> That is the question Meg is trying to answer after Clay Spottiswood, the most haughty and hostile of the designers, turns up dead. With tempers flaring and fears on the rise, can Meg sort through the tinsel-strewn mayhem and solve a murder...before the killer strikes again? </p><p> <b>"Andrews</b><b> does a spectacular job tying up all the loose ends into a big holiday bow!"-<i>The Criminal Element</i></b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Produces at least one chuckle--and sometimes a guffaw--per page. Joy to the world, indeed." --<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch on Six Geese A-Slaying</i></p><p>"Andrews . . . scores points for her witty writing and abundance of Yuletide tinsel and tradition." --<i>The Columbia, SC State on Six Geese A-Slaying</i></p><p>"Firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books." --<i>Toronto Globe and Mail on Six Geese A-Slaying</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>DONNA ANDREWS's debut novel, <i>Murder with Peacocks</i>, introduced the Meg Langslow series and won the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry Awards for best first novel, as well as a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for best first mystery. She has also received three Lefty Awards (<i>Murder with Peacocks</i>, <i>We'll Always Have Parrots</i>, <i>The Real Macaw</i>) and two Toby Bromberg awards for funniest mystery (<i>Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon</i>; <i>Swan For the Money</i>). She spends her free time gardening at her home in Reston, Virginia.
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