Bonnie A. (ladycholla) -
As always I love the Andrews bird titled books. She is ever so funny. She puts me on the floor at times, I also love the way you get to meet old friends and catch up with what the family is doing. They are all a bunch of nuts and fun to read about. They mystery was just that a good mystery, but most enjoyable is her way of writing. Such fun. I love the way she describes the animals and their interaction with the people. She was very funny with the actions of the llamas and the things they did with them such as the dress up part with Rob in the mix. Great stories and I didn't know who the killer was until the person acted against Meg. It was a surprise but a great ending, everyone got what was coming to them. Look forward to the next in the series.
Regina C. (flyinggems) reviewed Hen of the Baskervilles (Meg Langslow, Bk 15) on + 454 more book reviews
This is the 15th book in the series. I would highly recommend starting from the beginning.
Caerphilly and Clay county have come together to put on a large agricultural fair. Meg with her notebook always handy is helping to coordinate the fair. The fair has not even opened to the public and pranks have been pulled on the exhibitors. The chicken exhibitors have not handled it well. On top of that there is an annoying winemaker that is bringing down the moral in the wine pavilion. This fair is supposed to help Caerphilly with all their money problems but it will not be successful if Meg cannot figure out who is pulling all these pranks.
The story did not contain all the colorful characters of her past stories. She seemed to focus on telling the reader more about the agricultural side of Virginia. It was educational, I learned about different breeds of farm animals. No family funnies in this one.
1. Murder with Peacocks (1997)
2. Murder with Puffins (2000)
3. Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos (2001)
4. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (2003)
5. We'll Always Have Parrots (2004)
6. Owls Well That Ends Well (2005)
7. No Nest for the Wicket (2006)
8. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much (2007)
9. Cockatiels At Seven (2008)
10. Six Geese A-slaying (2008)
11. Swan for the Money (2009)
12. Stork Raving Mad (2010)
13. The Real Macaw (2011)
14. Some Like It Hawk (2012)
15. The Hen of the Baskervilles (2013)
16. Duck the Halls (2013)
17. The Good, the Bad, and the Emus (2014)
18. The Nightingale Before Christmas (2014)
19. Lord of the Wings (2015)
20. Die Like an Eagle (2016)
Caerphilly and Clay county have come together to put on a large agricultural fair. Meg with her notebook always handy is helping to coordinate the fair. The fair has not even opened to the public and pranks have been pulled on the exhibitors. The chicken exhibitors have not handled it well. On top of that there is an annoying winemaker that is bringing down the moral in the wine pavilion. This fair is supposed to help Caerphilly with all their money problems but it will not be successful if Meg cannot figure out who is pulling all these pranks.
The story did not contain all the colorful characters of her past stories. She seemed to focus on telling the reader more about the agricultural side of Virginia. It was educational, I learned about different breeds of farm animals. No family funnies in this one.
1. Murder with Peacocks (1997)
2. Murder with Puffins (2000)
3. Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos (2001)
4. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (2003)
5. We'll Always Have Parrots (2004)
6. Owls Well That Ends Well (2005)
7. No Nest for the Wicket (2006)
8. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much (2007)
9. Cockatiels At Seven (2008)
10. Six Geese A-slaying (2008)
11. Swan for the Money (2009)
12. Stork Raving Mad (2010)
13. The Real Macaw (2011)
14. Some Like It Hawk (2012)
15. The Hen of the Baskervilles (2013)
16. Duck the Halls (2013)
17. The Good, the Bad, and the Emus (2014)
18. The Nightingale Before Christmas (2014)
19. Lord of the Wings (2015)
20. Die Like an Eagle (2016)
Patti S. (Pattakins) reviewed Hen of the Baskervilles (Meg Langslow, Bk 15) on + 365 more book reviews
With the Virginia State Fair in crisis, Caerphilly has stepped in to host their own, and Meg is acting as the assistant director. It's got all the animals and exhibits you'd expect at a fair, including some rare ones. These "heritage" breeds are specialties that farmers are hoping begin to make a come back.
But before the fair even opens, a series of thefts occurs, including some of the heritage hens that are supposed to be on display and in one of the competitions. Then one of the wineries starts making waves in the Winery Pavilion. Meg has her hands full trying to keep peace when a murder happens. How is it all tied together? (Credit Mark Baker)
But before the fair even opens, a series of thefts occurs, including some of the heritage hens that are supposed to be on display and in one of the competitions. Then one of the wineries starts making waves in the Winery Pavilion. Meg has her hands full trying to keep peace when a murder happens. How is it all tied together? (Credit Mark Baker)
Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed Hen of the Baskervilles (Meg Langslow, Bk 15) on + 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.
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.
