Bonnie A. (ladycholla) -
Another terrific book by Donna Andrews, she has a wonderful way with words, her humour is outstanding. Her kooky characters make this book all the more wonderful. Her nutty relatives are great good fun to read about. Very, very enjoyable. Great cozy as usual.
Shannon Y. (dolphinlover) reviewed Six Geese A-Slaying (Meg Langslow, Bk 10) on + 209 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this Christmas cozy Meg and her crazy family are such a hoot!
As always, Donna Andrew's Meg Langslow books are great. This one continues the "interesting" characters and funny situations of the series.
Once again Andrews has come up with a story that gives me some good loud belly-laughs and a nice cozy mystery to relax with. Meg is Mistress of Revels for the annual Christmas parade, which translates into being responsible for putting the show together. This year's theme is the 12 days of Christmas, and the grand finale is supposed to be Santa in his sleigh. But someone has decided to drive a holly stake into the heart of the local curmudgeon who is to play Santa. Turns out he was not just a mean old man but a blackmailer as well, so there are suspects galore. Andrews has not yet disappointed me in this amusing and thoroughly entertaining series.
Meg has been talked into being this year's "Mistress of the Revels" for the college town of Caerphilly, Virginia. Really, that's just a fancy way of saying she is responsible for coordinating the annual Christmas, er Holiday, parade. Between the competing drummers and pipers for the Twelve Days of Christmas, the very pregnant virgin Mary, and the live elephants for the Diwali portion of the parade, she has her hands full.
And that's even without dealing with Ralph Doleson. Since he fits the costume, Meg is stuck with him as Santa even though he'd be better suited to play Scrooge. But his grumbling is short lived since someone drives a stake of holly through his heart. Now Meg has to find a killer before someone who didn't commit murder spends Christmas in jail.
This book is a wonderful Christmas romp with Meg and her family and friends. I was laughing so much during the first half at the antics of some of the characters. All our favorites are here and in fine form. And I enjoyed the lines thrown in from Dicken's Christmas Carol. The second half does get more serious as Meg really tries to find the killer. I did figure out who done it early on, but I needed Meg to tell me why done it. And I was having so much fun along the way I didn't exactly care.(Credit Mark Baker)
And that's even without dealing with Ralph Doleson. Since he fits the costume, Meg is stuck with him as Santa even though he'd be better suited to play Scrooge. But his grumbling is short lived since someone drives a stake of holly through his heart. Now Meg has to find a killer before someone who didn't commit murder spends Christmas in jail.
This book is a wonderful Christmas romp with Meg and her family and friends. I was laughing so much during the first half at the antics of some of the characters. All our favorites are here and in fine form. And I enjoyed the lines thrown in from Dicken's Christmas Carol. The second half does get more serious as Meg really tries to find the killer. I did figure out who done it early on, but I needed Meg to tell me why done it. And I was having so much fun along the way I didn't exactly care.(Credit Mark Baker)
