Meg's Mother has pressed Meg to allow the Designer
Showcase
to be held in Meg and Michael's house. Meg resisted. She
finally agreed to organize it if another house was found.
A
large empty house was chosen and the process of selecting
designers began. Despite protests from everyone,
Claibourne Spottiswood was chosen as one of the designers.
While herding a bunch of demanding designers is no easy
task, Meg is sure she made the right decision. Each
designer has been given one room. With keys going
missing,
designers stealing from each other and arguing
incessantly,
Meg has a lot to deal with. With a reporter from the
college paper, several designers show Meg, Claibourne's
latest act of sabotage. Meg threatens to kick him out of
the house, if his despicable behavior continues. The next
day, his body is discovered.
Donna Andrews returns to the Meg Langslow series
with the
second book set around Christmas. She continues to meet
her readers' high expectations with each story. As soon
as
I started the book, I knew I was going to have trouble
putting it down. Ms. Andrews trademark humor continues in
The Nightingale before Christmas. Dealing with a bunch of
contentious designers, discouraging her twins from all the
wild ideas they come up with for her present, and a murder
investigation, keep Meg hopping.
Ms. Andrews has created a memorable cast of characters.
Reading an Andrews book is like coming home to family. A
weird family but still welcoming and loving. The Meg
Langslow
series is one that a reader can appreciate each time it is
read. As one of those readers, who can read a series over
and over, I loved THE NIGHTINGALE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
As the holidays draw near in Caerphilly, Mother volunteers
to take part in in a big Christmas-themed decorator show
house—each room of a temporarily untenanted house is
decorated to the hilt by a different decorator for the
public to tour. Of course, Mother insists that Meg pitch
in
with the organization, and she finds herself surrounded by
flamboyant personalities with massive egos clashing and
feeling their professional reputations are at stake. Then
the rooms start to be sabotaged, and an unfortunate
designer
turns up dead—making Mother a prime suspect. Can Meg
catch
the real killer in time to save Mother the indignity of
arrest?
The brilliantly funny and talented Donna Andrews delivers
another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed series that
mystery readers have come to love. Cozies make excellent
stocking-stuffers, and The Nightingale Before Christmas is
guaranteed to put the "ho ho hos" into the holidays for
the
legions of fans hungry for another Christmas book
featuring
Meg Langslow. Donna has won many awards for this very
popular series, and continues to come up with new
hilarious
adventures for her endearing heroine. The novel is full of
superb screwball comedy as well as Donna’s trademark crisp
plotting, not to mention bushels of holiday cheer—it
wouldn't be the most wonderful time of the year without
it.
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