Cockatiels at Seven
by:
Donna Andrews (author)
When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to mind him for a few hours. The next morning, when Karen is still MIA, Meg retraces her friend’s footsteps and starts to suspect that her disappearance is linked to at least one serious crime. Has Karen...
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When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to mind him for a few hours. The next morning, when Karen is still MIA, Meg retraces her friend’s footsteps and starts to suspect that her disappearance is linked to at least one serious crime. Has Karen been killed or kidnapped? Is she on the run? What’s the story with her ex-husband Jasper? The police don’t seem to care…So now it’s up to Meg to crack the case—no small task when you consider she’s also dealing with a house full of reptilian guests courtesy of Dad and Grandpa, thinking about starting a family of her own with new husband Michael, and chasing after a two-year-old who doesn’t understand that the bad guys might be after him next.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780312377168 (0312377169)
Publish date: June 30th 2009
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 301
Edition language: English
Series: Meg Langslow (#9)
Donna Andrews usually does a great job mixing humor and mystery in this series, this book just fell a little short of past efforts. The five miles above the speed limit car chase toward the end did get a snicker from me, but something (or someones) was missing in the overall scheme. Timmy added a n...
Dang book made me want a little monster. Not good. =)