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Cockatiels at seven / Donna Andrews.
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- ISBN: 9780312377151 :
- ISBN: 0312377150
- Physical Description: vi, 296 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
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| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Humorous fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Public Library | MYS AND (Text) | 3514830000500 | Mystery & Crime | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Main Branch - Border Regional Library | F ANDREWS (Text) | 36830002603403 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2008 June #1
Virginia blacksmith Meg Langslow is working hard to add to her stock before a big Labor Day craft show when her friend Karen asks Meg to watch her toddler, Timmy, for "a little while." When Karen doesn't return that day, Meg finds Karen's apartment ransacked and learns that Karen's ex-husband has been murdered and an embezzlement scheme has been uncovered at the college where Karen works. Meg investigates, often with Timmy in tow. Meg also has to deal with her brother, who seems to be slowly moving into her house, and her father and zoo-owner grandfather, who are storing confiscated finches in her third-floor bedroom and snakes in her basement. Timmy is a lovable supporting character, and Meg becomes increasingly attached to him as she tries to decide whether she is ready to have a child of her own. Andrews mixes humor and domestic life effectively in this ninth installment of the popular series. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2008 June #1
Ornamental blacksmith Meg Langslow, who's evidently never passed through a life-cycle event that wasn't marked by farcical mishaps, gets an unexpected chance to rehearse her parenting skills.Meg Langslow hasn't seen her friend Karen Walker for yearsâlong enough for Karen's techie husband Jasper to leave her and her newborn son Timmy to grow to toddler size. How fast can Timmy toddle? Meg finds out when Karen drives up one morning, asks Meg if she can leave her son with her old friend, "just for a little while," and drives off. As the minutes lengthen into hours and then days, Meg begins to fear for her friend, her sorely tried family circle and her own sanity (what can she do when Timmy's beloved stuff cat Kiki goes missing?). Along the way, Meg will have to deal with the obligatory incursions of uninvited animals, from finches to Emerald Tree Boas, and her discovery of Jasper, who won't be hassling his ex-wife any more because he's been shot to death.Meg's ninth (The Penguin Who Knew Too Much, 2007, etc.) is less a mystery than another exercise in riotously extended domestic crisis that happens to include a corpse.Agent: Ellen Geiger/Curtis Brown Copyright Kirkus 2008 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2008 May #1
Snakes alive! Newlywed amateur sleuth Meg Langslow finds a creepy crawler at every turn in Andrews's charming ninth mystery (after 2007's The Penguin Who Knew Too Much ) as Dad and Grandpa stock her Caerphilly, Va., farm with what they promise to be temporary reptilian guests. These, however, become a minor distraction after long-lost friend Karen drops off her lively toddler, Timmy, for Meg to babysit. When the mom fails to return for Timmy, Meg investigates. Is Karen in hiding or in danger or both? Meg learns that Jasper, Karen's sleazy ex, had been a computer programmer for the same college where Karen works and Meg's new hubby, Michael, teaches. Armed with this info, Meg starts digging and uncovers far more than she bargained for, including Jasper's corpse. Suspense, laughter and a whole passel of good clean fun make this another strong installment in this popular cozy series. 6-city author tour. (July)
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