Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 10/8/2018 + 1032 more book reviews

While I fully admit I am humor-challenged, this is one cozy I can laugh at without being overly picky. In this 15th of the Meg Lanslow series, Meg is the deputy director (read: does all the work) of the Un-Fair, a fair that is devoted to Virginia small agriculture especially heirloom and artisanal crafts and heritage livestock. But someone doesn't want this fair to succeed, and several pranks are played that upset the exhibitors. Despite stepping up security, the next night an adulterous husband is found murdered. Meg's friend Molly is swiftly accused but Meg goes on the hunt for the real killer.
While they might not have added to the solution of the mystery, I liked all the factoids that Andrews provided about heritage livestock and hobby farmers. Sometimes in these books the zany family antics feel way over the top for me, but this time there's not that much of it. I always like Meg, a voice of sanity in the weird world of Caerphilly. The neighboring sheriff's department is nicely incompetent and the nasty vintner gets what's coming to her.
The OCD part of me was marvelling at the size of the Un-Fair. I've been to a few state fairs and this would rival any of them. I tried not to speculate on how long it would take to judge 143 dogs and provide an individual award for each one, and how many llama owners there could be in an area like that. But it's all good, I laughed at quite a few spots and generally enjoyed this episode.

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