Meg Langslow has a merry mess on her hands, although it wouldn’t be Christmas in the fictional town of Caerphilly, Virginia if all was well. Meg’s brother Rob, the creator/owner of the software company Mutant Wizards, is “doing a rush project” for AcerGen, a Canadian firm that specializes in “forensic genealogy and DNA analysis.” There…
Donut Disturb by Ellie Alexander Baked goods, a wedding, and a murder mystery—what more could you want for a cozy fall read? In the 15th installment of Ellie Alexander’s A Bakeshop Mystery series, the filling is looking grim for pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw as everyone in town gathers to celebrate Thomas and Kerry’s…
If you’re looking to have yourself a crime-filled little Christmas—at least in terms of your reading—then here are a few recently published books that offer up a dash (or a dollop!) of mayhem, mischief, and murder to go along with the requisite merriment and mistletoe. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed By Helene Tursten …
Murder Most Fowl is the twenty-ninth Meg Langslow mystery and Donna Andrews’s winning formula keeps readers enthralled. It’s summertime and the living is anything but easy for Meg Langslow and her husband Michael, who is directing The Scottish Play (Macbeth, for the uninitiated, which is not to be named because “it’s considered bad luck to…
Meg Langslow, the eponymous heroine of Donna Andrew’s long-running series, embodies Lucille Ball’s old chestnut, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.” Meg runs Caerphilly’s Helping Hands for the Holidays project, a program where neighbors help each other with things they can’t do or can’t afford to have done. With…
Enjoy this exclusive first look at the cover from Murder Most Fowl, the latest Meg Langslow mystery from the New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews. This time, murder comes with a Shakespearean twist! Donna Andrews is the author of the Meg Langslow mysteries, including Stork Raving Mad and Swan for the Money. She has won…
We teamed up with five cozy mystery writers to create a short story in real-time. The end result was “Sweet Voodoo Magic” which you can read in full below! A special thank you goes out to the participating authors (in order of appearance): Hannah Dennison, S.C. Perkins, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, and Ellie Alexander. The…
Full of intrigue and snow, Owl Be Home for Christmas by Donna Andrews is the 26th book in the Meg Langslow Mystery series, taking readers home to Caerphilly for the holidays—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It’s a few days before Christmas… And Meg’s grandfather is hosting a scientific conference on owls at the Caerphilly…
There’s something inherently interesting about a mystery set on an island. There are those that are set on small islands: ones that are remote, wind-swept, and hopefully facing a devastating storm. The threat of isolation without the possibility of outside assistance makes for great storytelling. Then there are the ones that explore those tiny close-knit…
A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Toucan Keep a Secret.
