The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews

The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews

New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews returns with another Meg Langslow mystery written "firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books" (Toronto Globe and Mail).

The 28th book and the seventh Christmas mystery in the Meg Langslow series, The Gift of the Magpie is yet another wonderfully merry and funny book from New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews.

Meg's running Caerphilly's Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can't do and can't afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when someone murders Harvey the Hoarder, whose house the Helping Hands were decluttering. Was there any truth to the rumor that he had something valuable hidden beneath all his junk? Was one of his friends, neighbors, or relatives greedy enough to murder him for the rumored treasure? And what about the magpie that has been bringing her family bits of tinsel and costume jewelry--does the bird's latest gift hold a clue to solving the crime?

Full of intrigue, this Christmas mystery will take readers home to Caerphilly, where the suspense falls as thick as the snow.

The Meg Langslow mysteries, including Stork Raving Crazy and Swan for the Money, are written by Donna Andrews. She has won the Agatha, Anthony, and Barry awards, as well as a Romantic Times award for best debut novel, two Lefty Bromberg Awards, and two Toby Bromberg Awards for funniest mystery. Andrews is a self-described nerd who can rarely be spotted away from her computer unless she's tinkering in the yard. She currently resides in Reston, VA. Bernadette has been honored to narrate the work of Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Shirley Jackson, and Anne Rice, to mention a few. She has won more than a dozen Audiofile Earphones Awards and is a three-time Audie candidate.

In the nonfiction section, she has Ayn Rand's philosophy as well as Barbara Walters' and Katharine Hepburn's memoirs. Memoirs of a Geisha, The Devil Wears Prada, and the Betty Smith classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are all popular choices. Bernadette is a New York-based actress who studied at the Royal National Theater in London.