Between a Flock and a Hard Place

Meg Langslow Mysteries, Book 35

De: Donna Andrews

Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne

"Listening to Bernadette Dunne perform the Meg Langslow audiobooks gives listeners a sense of coming home to a beloved family."—AudioFile on The Falcon Always Wings Twice (Earphones Award winner)

Listeners will flock to New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews's next installment in the award-winning Meg Langslow series.

Meg's neighbors, the Smetkamps', have won a makeover for their old home from Marvelous Mansions, a flashy, yet dubious company, focused on making historic homes more "modern." The company already several days into its makeover of the Smetkamps' house, and tensions are running high—not only between the officious, demanding Mrs. Smetkamp and her neighbors, but also between her and the renovation crew. Meg, who is trying to keep the peace and prevent the makeover crew from trampling on every clause of the county's building code, arrives at the Smetkamps to find that Caerphilly's resident flock of feral turkeys has moved into their yard—or been relocated there by someone who wanted to cause them trouble.

The turkeys are huge, territorial, cranky and aggressive--and impossible to move! Meg does what she can to calm down the irate neighbors and help the makeover crew make progress in spite of the turkeys. She comes up with a plan to gather a group of turkey wranglers to snatch them early in the morning. But when they arrive, they find the body of Mrs. Smetkamp in her backyard. Someone stabbed her, and then tried to make it look as if she was attacked by one of the turkeys, but Meg, the Chief, and the Sheriff are not fooled. Together, they must figure out what really happened to Mrs. Smetkamp...and what to do with all these turkeys!

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

©2024 Donna Andrews (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Best Read

I love these stories. This is the best one yet. I was sad to finish this book. I love the fact the murder is a part of the bigger story and the way life is interlaced. The humor was great. I laughed out loud in places.

Turkeys!

pet-dog, TV-film-industry, amateur-sleuth, Virginia, unpleasant-victims, unputdownable, scam, situational-humor, verbal-humor, local-law-enforcement, sniffer-dogs, family, relatives, small-town, elitism, cozy-mystery, murder-investigation, friends, friendship, frustration*****

I couldn't wait to read this one even though I've preordered the audio! Pub Date 06 Aug 2024
If you're new to this series, don't pass it up. Each one can easily be enjoyed as a stand alone, but you'll want to find out why there are so many Pomeranians (and some of them are sniffer dogs!) Meg comes from a large family but only a few of them are highlighted in this episode. There's nasty neighbors, lots of feral turkeys causing a mess, a work crew without a clue, a film manager who isn't what he says he is, and a whole lot more. Loved it!
This cannot be an unbiased review because I reread some of them (the print copies walk away so now I have them in audio) and wait with bated breath for each new one.
I requested and received a temporary EARC from St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Great cozy mystery!

Donna Andrews is one of my favorite authors, and I often find myself in the world of her wonderful characters. There’s always a bird connection, and a good mystery to be solved.

Loved it

Donna Andrews has crafted another great addition to her Meg Langslow series. All the usual characters are present with a few new ones added in for more fun.

Ms Andrews always makes me laugh until I have tears pouring out of my eyes. The mystery was engaging and keep my guessing until the end.

Bernadette Dunne, as always, gave a standout performance as she breathed life into the storyline and gave each character their own distinct voice.

The only negative thing I can say is that the book ended and now I have to wait a year to get more of this wonderful story.

I highly recommend this book/audiobook to cozy mystery fans.

Enjoyable read

I enjoy reading Ms. Andrews books. I look forward twice a year to getting them. This one was more mystery. I think, but I enjoyed it. I like her sense of humor and the way she integrates her mystery with humor. A lot of times you get mysteries that are all mysteries or humorous books, that are just humorous. It’s nice to have a blend book. That’ll make you smile when you read it.

Another great addition to the series

This story is another well-written, fun mystery in the series. Listening to the excellent narration by Bernadette Dunne is like visiting old friends again. There was a little less interaction with her husband and kids, as well as with the quirky extended family, which I missed. Maybe they will be more involved in the next book. Regardless, it is a highly enjoyable story, especially with the perfect narration.

Took a bit longer to figure out the mystery

missed the family, author seems to be making the main character more and more like an absentee parent in the last few books. Miss the family interaction from before.

Wonderfully funny

Who knew turkeys were so destructive and funny. I did not know they could fly.

The fun & the joy!

this was another of Donna Andrews. totally wonderfully enjoyable. fun! entertainments. I look forward to all her writing!

OK entry to the Meg Langslow series

More a story of incidents than a mystery with the building of clues to deduce the solution.