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![]() | Swan for the Money (2009) (Book 11 in the Meg Langslow series) A novel by Donna Andrews |
Agatha Award (nominee)
The brilliantly funny and talented Donna Andrews delivers another winner in the acclaimed avian-themed mystery series readers have come to love.
Meg Langslow's eccentric parents have a new hobby: growing roses and entering them in highly competitive shows. Dad's gardening skill and Mother's gift for selecting and arranging the blossoms should make them an unbeatable team---and Meg is relieved they've taken up such a safe, gentle hobby. She even volunteers to help when the Caerphilly Garden Club sponsors its first annual rose show. But after a few hours of dealing with her parents' competitors, Meg is worried. Rose growers are so eccentric that they make Meg's family seem almost normal, and so competitive that they will do nearly anything to take home the show's grand prize---making them prime suspects when Meg discovers that someone is attempting to kill the wealthy woman on whose estate the competition is being held. Of course, the intended victim had other enemies---her treatment of her farm animals had aroused the interest of several animal welfare activists, including Meg's zoologist grandfather. Meg tries to leave the detecting to the local police and focus on protecting her parents' chances to win the coveted Black Swan trophy, but she soon finds herself compelled to solve the crime before any more rose growers die.
It's Swan for the Money, two for the show, three to get ready... now go, Meg, go!
Genre: Mystery
Meg Langslow's eccentric parents have a new hobby: growing roses and entering them in highly competitive shows. Dad's gardening skill and Mother's gift for selecting and arranging the blossoms should make them an unbeatable team---and Meg is relieved they've taken up such a safe, gentle hobby. She even volunteers to help when the Caerphilly Garden Club sponsors its first annual rose show. But after a few hours of dealing with her parents' competitors, Meg is worried. Rose growers are so eccentric that they make Meg's family seem almost normal, and so competitive that they will do nearly anything to take home the show's grand prize---making them prime suspects when Meg discovers that someone is attempting to kill the wealthy woman on whose estate the competition is being held. Of course, the intended victim had other enemies---her treatment of her farm animals had aroused the interest of several animal welfare activists, including Meg's zoologist grandfather. Meg tries to leave the detecting to the local police and focus on protecting her parents' chances to win the coveted Black Swan trophy, but she soon finds herself compelled to solve the crime before any more rose growers die.
It's Swan for the Money, two for the show, three to get ready... now go, Meg, go!
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
October 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Swan for the Money: A Meg Langslow Mystery (Thorndike Mystery) Author(s):: Donna Andrews ISBN: 1410419479 / 9781410419477 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
July 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Swan for the Money (Meg Langslow, No 11) Author(s):: Donna Andrews ISBN: 0312377177 / 9780312377175 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
August 2010 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Swan for the Money (Meg Langslow Mysteries) Author(s):: Donna Andrews ISBN: 0312377185 / 9780312377182 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
July 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: Swan for the Money: A Meg Langslow Mystery (Meg Langslow Mysteries) Author(s):: Donna Andrews ISBN: B002LA09N0 Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon |
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