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Highlights
- When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to mind him for a few hours.
- About the Author: Donna Andrews is the author of the Meg Langslow mysteries, including "Stork Raving Mad" and "Swan for the Money.
- 322 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to mind him for a few hours. The next morning, when Karen is still MIA, Meg retraces her friend's footsteps and starts to suspect that her disappearance is linked to at least one serious crime.Book Synopsis
When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to mind him for a few hours. The next morning, when Karen is still MIA, Meg retraces her friend's footsteps and starts to suspect that her disappearance is linked to at least one serious crime. Has Karen been killed or kidnapped? Is she on the run? What's the story with her ex-husband Jasper? The police don't seem to care So now it's up to Meg to crack the case--no small task when you consider she's also dealing with a house full of reptilian guests courtesy of Dad and Grandpa, thinking about starting a family of her own with new husband Michael, and chasing after a two-year-old who doesn't understand that the bad guys might be after him next."
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BABYSITTING IS FOR THE BIRDS
When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to mind him for a few hours. The next morning, when Karen is still MIA, Meg retraces her friend's footsteps and starts to suspect that her disappearance is linked to at least one serious crime. Has Karen been killed or kidnapped? Is she on the run? What's the story with her ex-husband Jasper? The police don't seem to care So now it's up to Meg to crack the case--no small task when you consider she's also dealing with a house full of reptilian guests courtesy of Dad and Grandpa, thinking about starting a family of her own with new husband Michael, and chasing after a two-year-old who doesn't understand that the bad guys might be after him next.
"If you long for more 'fun' mysteries, a la Janet Evanovich, you'll love Donna Andrews's Meg Langslow series."--"The Charlotte Observer""
Review Quotes
"Suspense, laughter and a whole passel of good clean fun."--"Publishers Weekly"
"If you long for more 'fun' mysteries, a la Janet Evanovich, you'll love Donna Andrews's Meg Langslow series."--"The Charlotte Observer"
“Suspense, laughter and a whole passel of good clean fun.”—"Publishers Weekly"
“If you long for more ‘fun’ mysteries, à la Janet Evanovich, you’ll love Donna Andrews’s Meg Langslow series.”—"The Charlotte Observer"
"Suspense, laughter and a whole passel of good clean fun."--"Publishers Weekly"
"If you long for more 'fun' mysteries, a la Janet Evanovich, you'll love Donna Andrews's Meg Langslow series."--"The Charlotte Observer"
About the Author
Donna Andrews is the author of the Meg Langslow mysteries, including "Stork Raving Mad" and "Swan for the Money." She has won the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry awards, a "Romantic Times" award for best first novel, and two Lefty and two Toby Bromberg Awards for funniest mystery. When not writing fiction, Andrews is a self-confessed nerd, rarely found away from her computer, unless she's messing in the garden. She lives in Reston, Virginia.