Dark & Twisty

Meg Langslow Series

40 primary works • 48 total works
Meg Langslow is a successful decorative blacksmith and an exceptional amateur sleuth. The series is set in Yorktown, Virginia. Murder with Peacocks, won the St. Martin's Minotaur Best First Traditional Mystery contest, the Agatha, Anthony, Barry, and Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice awards for best first novel, and the Lefty award for funniest myst…

Book 1

Murder with Peacocks
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3.89 · 14375 Ratings · 1544 Reviews · published 1997 · 22 editions
Three Weddings...And a Murder

So far Meg Langslow's…

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    Book 2

    Murder With Puffins
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    3.82     · 7827 Ratings · 622 Reviews · published 2000 · 23 editions
    Winner of the St. Martin's Malice Domestic Award i…

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    Book 3

    Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos
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    4.00     · 6930 Ratings · 444 Reviews · published 2001 · 20 editions
    Every year, Yorktown, Virginia, relives its rol…

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    Book 4

    Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon
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    4.07     · 5825 Ratings · 407 Reviews · published 2002 · 22 editions
    Operating the switchboard at the business office s…

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    Book 5

    We'll Always Have Parrots
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    4.05     · 5519 Ratings · 366 Reviews · published 2003 · 19 editions
    Meg Langslow knew the fan convention for her ac…

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    Book 6

    Owls Well That Ends Well
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    4.03     · 5640 Ratings · 369 Reviews · published 2005 · 17 editions
    Meg Langslow was actually looking forward to renov…

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    Book 7

    No Nest for the Wicket
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    4.02     · 5124 Ratings · 335 Reviews · published 2006 · 21 editions
    Croquet is a genteel game, usually played on a sum…

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    Book 8

    The Penguin Who Knew Too Much
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    4.01     · 5096 Ratings · 360 Reviews · published 2007 · 21 editions
    Hold on to your hats, everybody!  Donna Andrews is…

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    Book 9

    Cockatiels at Seven
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    4.01     · 4559 Ratings · 322 Reviews · published 2008 · 15 editions

    It’s time for more outrageous and feathere…

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    Book 10

    Six Geese A-Slaying
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    4.04     · 5096 Ratings · 373 Reviews · published 2008 · 22 editions
    Meg and Michael’s house is serving as the marshali…

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    Book 11

    Swan for the Money
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    4.06     · 4085 Ratings · 299 Reviews · published 2009 · 18 editions
    The brilliantly funny and talented Donna Andrews d…

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    Book 12

    Stork Raving Mad
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    4.11     · 4139 Ratings · 313 Reviews · published 2010 · 24 editions
    Meg’s expecting twins---any minute!---in this next…

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    Book 13

    The Real Macaw
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    4.09     · 4060 Ratings · 340 Reviews · published 2011 · 15 editions
    During an early-morning feeding for her four-month…

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    Book 14

    Some Like It Hawk
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    4.04     · 4029 Ratings · 385 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    Meg helps run Caerphilly's summer arts and crafts …

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    Book 15

    The Hen of the Baskervilles
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    4.06     · 4146 Ratings · 435 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    A dastardly murder and the kidnapping of a prize c…

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    Book 16

    Duck the Halls
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    4.02     · 4362 Ratings · 433 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from awa…

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    Book 17

    The Good, the Bad, and the Emus
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    4.10     · 3435 Ratings · 393 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    Life will never be the same for Meg Langslow after…

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    Book 18

    The Nightingale Before Christmas
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    4.03     · 3938 Ratings · 420 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    As the holidays draw near in Caerphilly, Mother vo…

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    Book 19

    Lord of the Wings
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    4.01     · 3534 Ratings · 408 Reviews · published 2015 · 14 editions
    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from awa…

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    Book 20

    Die Like an Eagle
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    4.08     · 3079 Ratings · 368 Reviews · published 2016 · 13 editions
    Meg is Team Mom and Michael is coach of their twin…

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    Book 21

    Gone Gull
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    4.01     · 2989 Ratings · 326 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Andrews soars into summer with a crafty new Meg La…

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    Book 22

    How the Finch Stole Christmas!
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    4.00     · 3219 Ratings · 408 Reviews · published 2017 · 1 edition
    Meg's husband has decided to escalate his one-man …

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    Book 23

    Toucan Keep a Secret
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    4.01     · 3012 Ratings · 332 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from awa…

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    Book 24

    Lark! The Herald Angels Sing
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    4.09     · 3158 Ratings · 384 Reviews · published 2018 · 11 editions
    Away in a manger, asleep on the hay, Meg Langslow …

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    Book 25

    Terns of Endearment
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    4.08     · 2827 Ratings · 354 Reviews · published 2019 · 11 editions
    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from aw…

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    Book 26

    Owl Be Home for Christmas
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    4.05     · 3094 Ratings · 398 Reviews · published 2019 · 13 editions
    The 26th book and the sixth Christmas mystery in t…

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    Book 27

    The Falcon Always Wings Twice
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    4.19     · 2511 Ratings · 300 Reviews · published 2020 · 7 editions
    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from awa…

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    Book 28

    The Gift of the Magpie
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    4.07     · 2966 Ratings · 375 Reviews · published 2020 · 8 editions
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews re…

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    Book 29

    Murder Most Fowl
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    4.16     · 2687 Ratings · 340 Reviews · published 2021 · 7 editions
    A Shakespearean twist on the long-running Meg Lang…

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    Book 30

    The Twelve Jays of Christmas
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    4.16     · 2850 Ratings · 286 Reviews · published 2021 · 8 editions
    The cast of Donna Andrews’ New York Times bestsell…

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    Book 31

    Round Up the Usual Peacocks
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    4.24     · 2561 Ratings · 344 Reviews · published 2022 · 1 edition
    New York Times, bestselling author Donna Andrew…

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    Book 32

    Dashing Through the Snowbirds
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    4.15     · 2819 Ratings · 364 Reviews · published 2022 · 7 editions
    Dashing Through the Snowbirds is the next merry in…

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    Book 33

    Birder, She Wrote
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    4.20     · 2700 Ratings · 410 Reviews · published 2023 · 6 editions
    Meg is relaxing in the hammock, taste-testing Mich…

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    Book 34

    Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow!
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    4.25     · 2568 Ratings · 360 Reviews · published 2023 · 5 editions
    'Tis the season for sleuthing in Donna Andrews' ch…

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    Book 35

    Between a Flock and a Hard Place
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    4.22     · 2318 Ratings · 328 Reviews · published 2024 · 5 editions
    Readers will flock to New York Times bestselling a…

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    Book 36

    Rockin' Around the Chickadee
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    4.16     · 2277 Ratings · 290 Reviews · published 2024 · 4 editions
    Bells are ringing and alarms are sounding in Donna…

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    Book 37

    For Duck's Sake
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    4.25     · 2017 Ratings · 276 Reviews · published 2025 · 4 editions
    Donna Andrews returns with her latest charming add…

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    Book 38

    Five Golden Wings
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    4.26     · 1732 Ratings · 239 Reviews · published 2025 · 4 editions
    Readers will flock to NYT bestselling author Donna…

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    Book 39

    Probable Caws
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    4.33     · 81 Ratings · 66 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 4 editions
    Listeners will flock to New York Times bestsel…

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    Book 40

    Jay to the World: A Meg Langslow Mystery
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    4.42     · 19 Ratings · 15 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 3 editions
    There's merry mischief aplenty in Donna Andrews' l…

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    Book 1-2

    A Murder Hatched
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    4.04     · 694 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 2008 · 6 editions
    Catch the first two books in Donna Andrews's award…

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    Book 1-3

    Murder with Peacocks, Murder with Puffins, and Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos
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    4.46     · 84 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Bestselling author Donna Andrews combines murder a…

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    Book 1-18

    The Meg Langslow Series Thus Far
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    4.82     · 74 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    Bestselling author Donna Andrews combines murder a…

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    Book 5.5 - Night Shades

    Chesapeake Crimes I
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    3.55     · 42 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
    Tales of mystery, mayhem and murder from fifteen o…

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    Book 5.7 - The Birthday Dinner

    Death Dines In: Sixteen Culinary Capers with All-new Recipes and Author Interviews
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    3.45     · 174 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2004 · 6 editions
    Food, wine and good mysteries make for an unbeatab…

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    Book 10, 16, 15.5- A Christmas Rescue

    Two Deadly Doves
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    4.31     · 141 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    From ducks to geese to nightingales, Donna Andrews…

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    Book 17.5 - Christmas Trifle

    Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays
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    3.65     · 106 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    The sixth volume in the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer…

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    Book 10,16

    A Meg Langslow Christmas: Six Geese A-Slaying, Duck the Halls, and The Nightingale Before Christmas,
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    4.44     · 32 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition

    NYT bestselling author Donna Andrews combines murd…

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