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Toucan keep a secret / Donna Andrews.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250152208
- ISBN: 9781250152206
- Physical Description: x, 304 pages ; 18 cm.
- Edition: St. Martin's Paperbacks edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, [2019].
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes excerpt from "Terns of Endearment" [pages 295-304] |
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| Subject: | Langslow, Meg (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Women detectives > Fiction. Women > Crimes against > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Mystery fiction. |
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Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort Nelson Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Nelson Public Library | PB AND (Text) | 35246000978963 | Adult Paperbacks - Mystery/Horror | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | PB A mystery (Text) | 35198000698648 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | PB AND (Text) | 33923006101582 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Interlakes Branch | PB AND (Text) | 33923006102200 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | PB AND (Text) | 33923006116622 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 June #1
A murder in the cryptâno, make that the columbariumâof Caerphilly, Virginia's Trinity Episcopal kicks off Meg Langslow's 23rd case. Naturally, Meg discovers the body, and naturally, she's not supposed to be there. But after she sees signs of an intruder while she's working late at the church as pregnant Rev. Robyn Smith frets through the bed rest she's been ordered, Meg investigates further during her phone call to the Caerphilly police and discovers the body of Junius Hagley, one of the Mumbling Misogynsts who've done everything they can to undermine their female rector. Just as distressing as Hagley's murder by crowbar is the sight of six desecrated memorial niches, some of whose urns have been knocked over and spilled out what are now irretrievably commingled ashes. The urns contain the mortal remains of Hagley's wife, Dolores, wealthy Beatrice Helen Falkenhausen van der Lynden, her handyman, J.A. Washington, former frat boy P. Jefferson Blair, Lacey Shiffley o f Caerphilly's endless Shiffley family, and a John Doe who's never been identified. Why would Hagley or anyone else have taken the trouble to pry them open in the dead of night? A bejeweled ring found at the scene suggests that it might be the site of a treasure hunt, but Meg's more interested in what the six post-mortem victims have in common: All of them, even the John Doe, are linked to a burglary 30 years ago at the van der Lynden mansion, now rechristened as Ragnarsheim, the home of semiretired heavy metal drummer Ragnar Ragnarsen. So she works to figure out exactly what went down during that ancient robbery and how it's connected to the latest outrage in the town's extensive criminal annals (How the Finch Stole Christmas!, 2017, etc.). The setup is a lot stronger than the follow-up, which requires reams of backstory, an elaborate restaging of the original robbery, a culprit plucked from nowhere, and a lot fewer laughs than fans of this generally riotous franchise have a right to expect. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2018 March #1
Dashing over to Trinity Episcopal to check on the toucan the reverend is fostering, Meg Langslow finds an elderly parishioner murdered in the columbarium among the ashes of overturned urns. It soon materializes that someone broke in to steal the toucan and might be the murderer, too. A big 23rd in the award-winning series.
Copyright 2018 Library Journal. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 June #2
Agatha-winner Andrews's lively 23rd Meg Langslow mystery (after 2017's
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.How the Finch Stole Christmas ) finds ornamental blacksmith Meg occupied with administrative duties at Trinity Episcopal Church in Caerphilly, Va., while her friend the rector, Robyn Smith, is on medical leave. In the church's place for cremated remains, Meg stumbles across the body of Junius Hagley, one of the church's more persnickety parishioners. Various remains have been disturbed, and a ring found near the body raises new questions about the long-ago van der Lynden jewel robbery. The van der Lynden son and accomplices were sent to prison, but the jewels were never recovered. Meg juggles interviews with relatives of the departed and those affected by the robbery, potential threats against a toucan present at the murder, and ways to keep her medical examiner fatherâan enthusiastic amateur criminologistâout of the hair of the harried police chief. Even if some readers might guess the perpetrator, they will surely enjoy a re-enactment of the robbery with earnest actors and ingenious substitutes for firearms. This long-running cozy series shows no signs of losing its freshness.Agent: Ellen Geiger, Frances Goldin Literary Agency. (Aug.)
