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Murder with Peacocks

Donna Andrews

Winner:Anthony Award -First Novel (2000)
Winner:Agatha Award -First Mystery (1999)

Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel

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 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 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 Meg's to-do list extends from flower arrangements and bridal registries to catching a killer--before the next catered event is her own funeral...

Book Details

  • Publisher: Minotaur Books
  • Publish Date: Jan 15th, 2000
  • Pages: 320
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 6.96in - 4.30in - 0.82in - 0.34lb
  • EAN: 9780312970635
  • Categories: Mystery & Detective - Women SleuthsHumorous - General

About the Author

Andrews, Donna: - DONNA ANDREWS has won the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry Awards, an RT Book Reviews Award for best first novel, and four Lefty and two Toby Bromberg Awards for funniest mystery. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Novelists, Inc. Andrews lives in Reston, Virginia. She has written over 30 books in the Meg Langslow mystery series.

Praise for this book

"Andrews's debut provides plenty of laughs...hilarity and comic panache." --Publishers Weekly

"Loquacious dialogue, persistent humor and interrupted romance..A fun, breezy read." --Library Journal