Dashing Through the Snowbirds
A Meg Langslow Mystery
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Dashing Through the Snowbirds is the next merry installment of Donna Andrews's New York Times bestselling Meg Langslow mystery series.
Christmas in Caerphilly is wonderful! Unless you’re a Canadian whose inconsiderate boss is forcing you to spend the holiday there, far from family and friends, with only a slim chance of a white Christmas. Meg already has her hands full, trying to make the season festive for the dozen programmers who are staying with her and Michael while working on a rush project with her brother’s software company. At least it’s an interesting project, since the Canadian company is doing forensic genealogy and DNA analysis.
When the inconsiderate boss is found murdered, there are too many suspects. Even before their Christmas in exile, his own employees had plenty of motives, and the growing number of people suing the company for faulty DNA analysis and invasion of their genetic privacy include at least one notorious murderer. Can Meg crack the case in time to keep the Yuletide bright?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A cold and snowy Christmas season is in full swing in Agatha Award winner Andrews's lively 32nd Meg Langslow mystery (after Round Up the Usual Peacocks), with every corner of Meg's large Victorian house in Caerphilly, Va., festooned with evergreen garlands, red bows, and cheery baubles, courtesy of her indefatigable mother. In addition to the large extended family, Meg is also playing host to 11 Canadian employees of AcerGen, a Toronto "wannabe Ancestry.com" and their boss, arrogant and slovenly Ian Meredith. Meg must cater to the whims of the Canadians for the sake of her brother Rob, whose company, Mutant Wizards, has landed a lucrative contract to revamp the AcerGen website now that they have expanded into home DNA testing. When Ian is murdered, credible suspects pop up around every corner: dissatisfied and possibly dangerous clients, stalkers, and disgruntled employees. Andrews does a masterly job juggling all the elements of the plausible plot and fills it with entertaining red herrings. As usual, it's the well-drawn and amusing cast of characters, including some fine dogs and cats, that's the main draw. Readers will hope Meg has many more adventures to come.
