Between a Flock and a Hard Place, Donna Andrews
Between a Flock and a Hard Place, Donna Andrews
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Between a Flock and a Hard Place
A Meg Langslow Mystery

Author: Donna Andrews

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 9 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2024


Synopsis

"Listening to Bernadette Dunne perform the Meg Langslow audiobooks gives listeners a sense of coming home to a beloved family." —AudioFile on The Falcon Always Wings Twice (Earphones Award winner)

Listeners will flock to New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews's next installment in the award-winning Meg Langslow series.

Meg's neighbors, the Smetkamps', have won a makeover for their old home from Marvelous Mansions, a flashy, yet dubious company, focused on making historic homes more "modern." The company already several days into its makeover of the Smetkamps' house, and tensions are running high--not only between the officious, demanding Mrs. Smetkamp and her neighbors, but also between her and the renovation crew. Meg, who is trying to keep the peace and prevent the makeover crew from trampling on every clause of the county's building code, arrives at the Smetkamps to find that Caerphilly's resident flock of feral turkeys has moved into their yard--or been relocated there by someone who wanted to cause them trouble.

The turkeys are huge, territorial, cranky and aggressive - and impossible to move! Meg does what she can to calm down the irate neighbors and help the makeover crew make progress in spite of the turkeys. She comes up with a plan to gather a group of turkey wranglers to snatch them early in the morning. But when they arrive, they find the body of Mrs. Smetkamp in her backyard. Someone stabbed her, and then tried to make it look as if she was attacked by one of the turkeys, but Meg, the Chief, and the Sheriff are not fooled. Together, they must figure out what really happened to Mrs. Smetkamp...and what to do with all these turkeys!

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Donna Andrews

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on August 02, 2024

I received a free copy of, Between a Flock and a Hard Place, by Donna Andrews, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This the 35th book in The Meg Langslow Mysteries series. Everyone loves a turkey, on Thanksgiving, but not any other day of the year. Turkeys do not have......more

Goodreads review by Kate on June 29, 2024

4.5 / 5.0 stars Oh, Ms. Andrews, you truly, never disappoint your readers. This thirty-fifth cozy mystery book in series was absolutely hilarious. Meg Langslow, our plucky protagonist, blacksmith, mother of twin boys and Executive Assistant for Special Projects to Caerphilly's Mayor Shiffley, has been......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on February 16, 2025

I liked this installment of the Meg Lanslow cozy mystery series. I have such fun with her titles being puns on real words or sayings. Meg stands true to form backing up her friends and helping solve the mystery, with some help from her canine friends. The only thing I wish is that there was more var......more

Goodreads review by Jenna (readinginjennaland) on May 29, 2024

The Smetkamps have won a home makeover in their house on Bland Street. Marvelous Mansions is a reality show that brings historic homes modern. When they are about to start renovations a herd of feral turkeys descends on the neighborhood halting production and construction. Then the dead body of Mrs.......more

Goodreads review by Glen on September 18, 2024

Someone is having their home redone by a home makeover reality show, despite the best efforts of the local government. Someone has released a bunch of feral turkeys in the immediate area. Feral turkeys are a real nuisance, but for some reason, we can't use them to feed the homeless. The book even fa......more


Quotes

Praise for Birder, She Wrote:

"Fans will relish this addition to the long-running cozy series with its humor, charming small-town setting, and natural-history frame, populated by Meg’s well-drawn community of quirky, but helpful, family and friends." — Booklist