The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews
Donna Andrews knocks it out of the park once again with The Falcon Always Wings Twice, the latest Meg Langslow mystery. This time Meg and the family are at grandmother Cordelia’s Renaissance Faire. Husband Michael is coordinating all the actors who are entertaining fairgoers while Meg is Cordelia’s second-in-command along with tending the blacksmithing booth with her mentor Faulk.
Meg's grandfather shows up and discovers that the Faire also hosts a pair of falcons. That means grandfather is not going away anytime soon despite Cordelia’s wishes. When one of the particularly disagreeable actors is found dead in the woods, the local police suddenly have a Faire full of suspects and Meg has a mystery on her hands to go with her myriad other duties.
Fortunately, Meg has a group of family and friends with a diverse set of talents to help her keep the Faire running smoothly and solve the murder of the dead actor.
This is an extremely entertaining, humorous, and clever series. Cordelia's Kraft Center, which is home to the Renaissance Faire, makes for a great setting that takes us out of the normal confines of Caerphilly. Andrews’ books are always clever and the characters are endlessly entertaining; both the familiar ones and the new ones she manages to introduce or further develop in each story. Perhaps what she does best is create a mood. Andrews makes the reader feel like they are at the Renaissance Faire. You can feel the summer weather, you can smell the food and you can taste the refreshing beverages. She so completely captures the experience that these books let you disappear from your world and enter hers for a few hours.
The plot of The Falcon Always Wings Twice is inventive. The murder victim was disagreeable which leads to a number of suspects with perfectly understandable motives for murder. There's humor on every page and each clue either helps you eliminate a suspect or point more strongly towards one. Meg rides to the rescue in the end once again but it's the journey, not the solution, that's the real pleasure.
The Falcon Always Wings Twice is another great entry in this long-running series and perfect for all cozy mystery lovers and for anyone who just likes to escape into another world for a few hours. Highly recommended.
I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher.
Fortunately, Meg has a group of family and friends with a diverse set of talents to help her keep the Faire running smoothly and solve the murder of the dead actor.
This is an extremely entertaining, humorous, and clever series. Cordelia's Kraft Center, which is home to the Renaissance Faire, makes for a great setting that takes us out of the normal confines of Caerphilly. Andrews’ books are always clever and the characters are endlessly entertaining; both the familiar ones and the new ones she manages to introduce or further develop in each story. Perhaps what she does best is create a mood. Andrews makes the reader feel like they are at the Renaissance Faire. You can feel the summer weather, you can smell the food and you can taste the refreshing beverages. She so completely captures the experience that these books let you disappear from your world and enter hers for a few hours.
The plot of The Falcon Always Wings Twice is inventive. The murder victim was disagreeable which leads to a number of suspects with perfectly understandable motives for murder. There's humor on every page and each clue either helps you eliminate a suspect or point more strongly towards one. Meg rides to the rescue in the end once again but it's the journey, not the solution, that's the real pleasure.
The Falcon Always Wings Twice is another great entry in this long-running series and perfect for all cozy mystery lovers and for anyone who just likes to escape into another world for a few hours. Highly recommended.
I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher.
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