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Donna Andrews

Donna Andrews is a winner of the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry Awards, a Romantic Times Award for best first novel, and four Lefty and two Toby Bromberg awards for funniest mystery. She is a member of MWA, Sisters in Crime, and the Private Investigators and Security Association. Andrews lives in Reston, Virginia. Toucan Keep a Secret is Andrews's the 23rd mystery in the Meg Langslow series.
Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews

Terns of Endearment: New Excerpt

By Donna Andrews

A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Toucan Keep a Secret.

Lark! The Herald Angels Sing by Donna Andrews

Lark! The Herald Angels Sing: New Excerpt

By Donna Andrews

Lark! The Herald Angels Sing is New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews’ latest in the Meg Langslow Mystery Series. While in a manger, asleep on the hay, Meg Langslow finds a little gift: a live baby.    Chapter 1 “Melchior! Give Caspar back the frankincense! And Balthazar, if you don’t stop throwing myrrh at…

Toucan Keep a Secret: New Excerpt

By Donna Andrews

Toucan Keep a Secret is the 23rd book in New York Times-bestselling author Donna Andrews’s hilarious Meg Langslow mystery series. Toucan keep a secret, if one of them is dead. Meg Langslow is at Trinity Episcopal Church locking up after an event and checking on the toucan her friend Rev. Robyn Smith is fostering in her office.…

Donna Andrews Excerpt: Gone Gull

By Donna Andrews

July 24, 2017

Gone Gull by Donna Andrews is the 21st Meg Langslow Mystery, bringing readers yet another knee-slapping adventure filled with the New York Times bestselling author’s cast of wacky characters (available August 1, 2017). Meg is spending the summer at the Biscuit Mountain Craft Center, helping her grandmother Cordelia run the studios. But someone is committing acts of…

Die Like an Eagle

Die Like an Eagle: New Excerpt

By Donna Andrews

July 27, 2016

Die Like an Eagle by Donna Andrews is another zany Meg Langslow mystery, filled with the spirit of America's pastime and Donna's eagle eye (Available August 2, 2016). Meg is Team Mom and Michael is coach of their twin sons' youth baseball team, the Caerphilly Eagles. Meg tangles with Biff Brown, the petty, vindictive league head.…

The Nightingale Before Christmas: Holiday Excerpt

By Donna Andrews

December 24, 2015

The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews is the 18th Meg Langslow Mystery and a Christmas murder mystery for the ages. '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…

“An Unexpected Guest”: Listen Now!

By Donna Andrews

May 19, 2015

We're thrilled to have “An Unexpected Guest” to share in audio format! This short story is a collision of fan-favorite universes, courtesy of their respective authors, Donna Andrews and John Gilstrap, and in commemoration of Mystery Writers of America's 70th anniversary. If you'd like to read the text version of what happens when one of…

“An Unexpected Guest”: A Short Story

By Donna Andrews

May 5, 2015

Deadly operative Boxers hunts evil… in Caerphilly?! Blame John Gilstrap and Donna Andrews, but don’t forget Mystery Writers of America, whose 70th anniversary provided the excuse for this dangerously charming mash-up.   “Father Dom! What are you still doing here?” Dom D’Angelo looked up from the grant application that had been consuming his day. He…

The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews

The Real Macaw: New Excerpt

By Donna Andrews

July 12, 2011

During a 2:00 A.M. feeding for her four-month-old twins, Meg Langslow hears an odd noise and goes downstairs to find her living room filled with dozens of animals—cats, dogs, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, guinea pigs, and a stunningly foul-mouthed macaw. She soon learns that financial woes have caused the local animal shelter to repeal its no-kill policy.…

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