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Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1)
Murder with Peacocks - Meg Langslow, Bk 1
Author: Donna Andrews
Three Weddings...And a Murder — So far Meg Langslow's summer is not going swimmingly. Down in her small Virginia hometown, she's maid of honor at the nuptials of three loved ones -- each of whom has dumped the planning in her capable hands. One bride is set on including a Native American herbal purification ceremony, while another wants l...  more »
PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780312970635
ISBN-10: 0312970633
Publication Date: 1/2000
Pages: 311
Rating:
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4 stars, based on 241 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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CheriePie avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 149 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
I loved this book! I read the 4th book in the series, Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon back in February via a BookCrossing bookring and I found this one even better than that.

Meg Lanslow, a 30-year-old blacksmith, heads back to her home town of Yorkstown, VA for the summer to be the maid of honor in 3 weddings, her mother's, her brother's, and her best friend Eileen's, all within 2 weeks of each other. After a few days, the mayhem begins with the first dead body found on the beach behind her mother's house. Of course, this wouldn't be a Meg Lanslow mystery if the conditions and circumstances surrounding the murder weren't zany and strange.

As Meg and her Dad go sleuthing to uncover the culprit, they unwittingly become the murderer's next victims, presumably because they're getting too close to the truth. Aided by Meg's new friend Michael, the dressmaker's son, hilarity ensues and a few more bodies are found, fortunately of characters that you've come to dislike anyway.

Even when you think you've got it all figured out, some new twists are introduced that cause you to rethink your suspicions. This book kept me enthralled from the first page to the last, and I'm looking forward to Murder With Puffins, the next book in the series.
Kairbear avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 5
I really loved this book and plan on reading the rest in the series. I stayed up all night to finish it. The writing is really good and the characters are likeable.
re avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 3
This was a really fun and great 'read'. I see now, as I close the book, for I have just finished reading it, why it has won all the awards that it has. I will absolutely be wishing to follow Meg Langslow, the main character, in other books following in this series. This was the first book, I understand, of the series.
CacaoBear avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 87 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book (along with several others in the series) has been languishing on my over-full TBR pile for quite a long time, and now that I've finally read it, I'm sorry I took so long!

Meg Langslow has been pressed into service as Maid of Honor in three different weddings, and she's up to her eyeballs in wedding preparations for all three. When an out-of-town guest shows up dead, it's up to Meg to make sure the murder doesn't stand in the way of wedded bliss ...

I enjoyed Meg as a character. She is smart, strong and sassy. And she's surrounded by mad-cap neighbors and relatives. Although the summer as a whole was pretty much a comical farce, no one situation was so eye-rollingly unbelievable as to make me want to throw the book across the room (which happens oh-so-often when some authors try to write "comedy").

The writing style was quick and snappy ... with very visual descriptions, comfortable dialog, and enough "movement" to keep you from losing interest. I'm looking forward to my next adventure with Meg ....
beth213 avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 31 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Read this book! The characters are great, the writing flows, and you will want to keep reading all of the series once you are done the first book. Donna Andrews has a great sense of humor, you won't be dissapointed!
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ladycholla avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 2081 more book reviews
This author is very, very funny. The characters are wild and a riot. Looking forward to the next in the series. Andrews has a distinct way with words and her main characters are ones to fall in love with. She has the comedy situation well in hand.
Bookworm42 avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 54 more book reviews
A very zany, funny cozy mystery, the kind I just love!! Plannin to get more from this author, that for sure.
sumagoo avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 25 more book reviews
So far Meg Langslow's summer is not going swimmingly. Down in her small Virginiahometown, she's maid of honor at the nuptials of three loved ones-each of whom has dumped planning in her capable hands. One bride is set on including a Native American herbal purification ceremony, while another wants live peacocks on the lawn. Only help from the town's drop-dead gorgeous hunk, disappointingly rumored to be gay, keeps Meg afloat in a sea of dotty relatives and outrageous neighbors. And,in a whirl of summer parties and picnics, Southern hospitality is strained to the limit by an offensive newcomer who hints at skeletons in the guests' closets. But it seems this lady has offended one too many when she's found dead in suspicious circumstances, followed by a string of accidents-some fatal. Soon, level-headed Megs to-do llist extends from flower arrangements had bridal registries to catching a killer-before the next catered event is her own funeral...
dmkay avatar reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 223 more book reviews
A rather far fetched, if endearingly crazy, read. It's too scattered for me, too many unbelievable antics, too difficult to keep the zany relatives and friends straight in my mind. I don't understand why it received the accolades it did, unless the competition was rather thin that year. I had to skim over some sections, they were so frustrating. Why didn't this woman, who had agreed to be the maid of honor for THREE weddings in one summer, just stand up for herself? She was a total doormat! Having said that, there were some very cute plots and a somewhat satisfying ending.
reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 6 more book reviews
Ok read.
reviewed Murder with Peacocks (Meg Langslow, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
I love cozy mysteries and found this series by accident. I just finished reading Murder with Peacocks and really enjoyed it!! I found myself laughing out loud quite a few times. Crazy family, cute story and oh yeah ... a few murders. Have ordered the next 4 ... I'm hooked!


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