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The Nightingale Before Christmas
The Nightingale Before Christmas: A Meg Langslow Christmas Mystery | Donna Andrews
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As the holidays draw near in Caerphilly, Mother volunteers to take part in in a big Christmas-themed decorator show houseeach room of a temporarily untenanted house is decorated to the hilt by a different decorator for the public to tour. Of course, Mother insists that Meg pitch in with the organization, and she finds herself surrounded by flamboyant personalities with massive egos clashing and feeling their professional reputations are at stake. Then the rooms start to be sabotaged, and an unfortunate designer turns up deadmaking Mother a prime suspect. Can Meg catch the real killer in time to save Mother the indignity of arrest? The brilliantly funny and talented Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed series that mystery readers have come to love. Cozies make excellent stocking-stuffers, and The Nightingale Before Christmas is guaranteed to put the "ho ho hos" into the holidays for the legions of fans hungry for another Christmas book featuring Meg Langslow. Donna has won many awards for this very popular series, and continues to come up with new hilarious adventures for her endearing heroine. The novel is full of superb screwball comedy as well as Donna's trademark crisp plotting, not to mention bushels of holiday cheer--it wouldn't be the most wonderful time of the year without it.
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mabell
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Meg is in charge of coordinating a charity show house of designers (including her mother). Though each designer has his/her own assigned rooms, Meg has her hands full juggling all their requests - and complaints - especially with a particularly nasty, selfish designer stirring the pot! When murder hits the show as well, Meg tries to get to the bottom of it.
Still a pick, but not my favorite of the Christmas ones - rather darker.

Gissy Love the cover😍dark story? Probably good for me 😂 11mo
mabell @Gissy Maybe not dark enough 🤣 Hers are usually quite lighthearted and relaxing - this one not as much 11mo
Gissy @mabell Ohhh 11mo
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Mindelan
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I just had a migraine kick in very fast after school, so I‘m waiting for my medicine to kick in enough for me to get up, fill the bath tub and finish this book! Not wild about my 2nd headache this week, but really looking forward to watching the final pieces fall into place and seeing if my suspicions pan out.
My bulbs are going crazy today (the must know we have snow coming tomorrow 😵) and I came home to find the irises had doubled!

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Mindelan
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I swear, I cannot just be reading one book at a time. I needed something easy and fun for our trip to Starved Rock last week, so I grabbed a #cozymystery from the library. It has been a while since I‘ve read a Meg Langslow mystery, and I‘m enjoying jumping back in. Donna Andrews is great at both the small town of recurring characters and fun gimmicks. Looking forward to reading it until Emma tells me it‘s time for dinner- she is very punctual.

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Preciouz29
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I‘m glad to see Michael‘s mom is back in a bit!

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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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I've started my 2018 book goals early! One of my goals will be to catch up on all of the series I am behind on 😂 so the last two days I've been catching up with Meg langslow and her family including her twin boys 😊 easy reading in a busy time of the year!

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JacqMac
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Ugh. I have been sneezing and stuffy all evening. It‘s the week before Christmas. I don‘t have time to be sick! I did take the advice of @Ms_T and downloaded a cozy from the library. There will be no Radium Girls bad dreams tonight. lol

TrishB Same here! Only got today left in work so dragging myself in!! Hope you‘re feeling better soon. 7y
Ms_T That‘s more like it! Enjoy 😃 7y
JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 7y
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Jas16 Hope you feel better soon 7y
JacqMac @Ms_T @JessClark78 @Jas16 Thanks. I hope you feel better soon, too @TrishB 7y
TaylorMay Feel better soon!!!! Yay for cozy reads in bed. 7y
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Verity
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Saturday night book. And I don't care that it's May. After the week I've had, I need some laughter and I know Donna Andrews will deliver - it's just the next book in the series that I haven't read happens to be a Christmas-themed book!

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