{"product_id":"the-nightingale-before-christmas-a-meg-langslow-christmas-mystery-9781250773234","title":"The Nightingale Before Christmas: A Meg Langslow Christmas Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder never takes a holiday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Tis the season for tree trimming, mistletoe-dangling, and a cut-throat competition that has everyone in Caerphilly on edge. Whatever happened to the simple joys and magical spirits of Christmas? Meg Langslow's own mother is among those participating in a holiday-themed design extravaganza in which each room in an untenanted show house is decorated for the public to view. All the proceeds go to charity-so why are all the contestants fighting tooth and nail to win first prize? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntrigue...amusement...Andrews reliably delivers. She also manages to slip in profundities and sentiments that warm the heart.-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is the question Meg is trying to answer after Clay Spottiswood, the most haughty and hostile of the designers, turns up dead. With tempers flaring and fears on the rise, can Meg sort through the tinsel-strewn mayhem and solve a murder...before the killer strikes again? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e does a spectacular job tying up all the loose ends into a big holiday bow -\u003ci\u003eThe Criminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11774720\"\u003eDonna Andrews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250773234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250773237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022040\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Women Sleuths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022070\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Cozy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022100\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Amateur Sleuth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDONNA ANDREWS's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMurder with Peacocks\u003c\/i\u003e, introduced the Meg Langslow series and won the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry Awards for best first novel, as well as a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for best first mystery. She has also received three Lefty Awards (\u003ci\u003eMurder with Peacocks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe'll Always Have Parrots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Real Macaw\u003c\/i\u003e) and two Toby Bromberg awards for funniest mystery (\u003ci\u003eCrouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSwan For the Money\u003c\/i\u003e). She spends her free time gardening at her home in Reston, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42680117985517,"sku":"9781250773234","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_be70a42b-6ca4-40e4-9f91-d24bd172ec87.jpg?v=1649691924","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-nightingale-before-christmas-a-meg-langslow-christmas-mystery-9781250773234","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}