Summary:
Meg Langslow's boyfriend is a part time actor, and has a growing part on a semi-popular TV show that's a little Harry Potter, a little Star Trek, and a whole lot campy. Thanks to Michael's part in the show, Meg gets to delve into the convention world, seeing just how crazy people can get. The con organizers had animals brought to the hotel the con's being held in, in order to make it look more like Amblyopia, the setting of the TV show. But on the first day, the parrots and monkeys get loose, and hijinks ensue. Not to mention the dead body...
Thoughts:
Andrews does it again, bringing a yet another aspect of modern life into hilarious view. She has a way of bringing even the most outlandish situations into Meg's life, and pushing it straight past "feasible" into "outrageous" whilst still making all kinds of sense. How often do you find a single person that's found murder victims at a wedding, in a software company, during a reenactment of the Battle at Yorktown, on a weekend getaway, and now at a TV show convention. And in her next novel, Meg finds the body at a yard sale in her backyard. And there are perfectly good explanations for each and every one of these situations, and for the murders that take place. Few authors can do that without giving the reader a large pill to swallow in the form of the newest situation.
These books are fun, silly things, and completely addictive. (Case in point, I've already finished the next in the series, too!) To read one book of the Meg series is to sign yourself up for the long haul. They're great beach reading type books, too, though it'll take a lot for you to put it down, even just to roll over and even the tan!
Book 23 of 30
Pages: 331
Genre: Mystery
Grade: B+
Would I Recommend?: Sure, it's fun!
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