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In Agatha and Anthony-winner Andrews's fourth wacky bird-themed mystery (Murder with Peacocks, etc.), Meg Langslow, a temporary switchboard operator at her brother Rob's computer-game company, Mutant Wizards, must find the real killer when Rob, who made his fortune from a game called Lawyers from Hell, is accused of strangling the office pest to death with a computer mouse cable. Keeping exposition to a minimum, the author lets crackling dialogue propel the plot. The office boasts a menagerie of remarkable pets, notably George, a buzzard with only one wing who has a perch by Meg's desk. There's a smile on nearly every page and at least one chuckle per chapter. The denouement may stretch credibility, but getting there is such fun it scarcely matters.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"There's a smile on every page."--Publishers Weekly
"This may be the funniest installment of Andrews' wonderfully wacky series yet."--Romantic Times
"This may be the funniest installment of Andrews' wonderfully wacky series yet."--Romantic Times
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This review is from: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Hardcover)
The best part of this book was the last page, as I knew it was OVER.I have always liked this writer, and her books. We have a 'gaming magazine' here- nothing more- oh- not to forget a murderer who considers shooting over a dozen people near the end.It was wall to wall video games, a murder with a mouse cord, and karate moves, and a buzzard.There were no leaping loons, however-unless you consider the entire cast of this book.If I were a video person, perhaps I would have liked it better. I am happy to say it was a library book~ no money spent here.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so great...,
By Lou "LouBar" (Québec, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Mass Market Paperback)
Well, I was thrilled with the first book. In fact so thrilled I wanted to buy the whole serie. I withold myself and bought Crouching buzzard, Leaping Loon, Revenge of Wrough Iron Flamingo, Murder With Puffins, We'll Always Have Parrots. I was glad because it turned out they were not so great as the first book "Murder With Peacocks". It kind of put a damper on my excitement. They were so so, not to say boring and couldn't wait till it ended.Now, I am more careful in my choices. Some reviews are kind of written by fanatics whom are very generous and give a 4 or 5 stars to about just any book only because they like the author, and would say a book is great when it's not. I've learned through reading many "bury me alive boring books", so I'm only going to take in consideration the 3, 2, 1 stars, those people are more objective and less inclined to throw away stars like confettis at a wedding.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I think this is the best yet in the Meg Langslow series...,
By M. C. Crammer (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Hardcover)
You shouldn't read this book anyplace where you will be embarrassed to burst out laughing. The Affirmation Bears are side-splittingly funny, in my opinion, and the author has such a funny way of stating things and such funny situations. Imagine what she does with a computer game company (the hero-detective's brother's) sharing office space with therapists -- she manages to poke gentle fun that is nevertheless laugh out loud funny at both groups. The description of the computer people (almost all men) painstakingly picking vegetables off their pizza or the competing ideologies of the therapists (one, for example, is a weight-acceptance therapist, whereas another specializes in eating disorder) are examples of the humor that will make people in these professions laugh at themselves.The plot takes a lot of suspension of disbelief, but is still well-done. Basically, there's something very odd going on in this new computer game company ("Lawyers from Hell" is the game) and Meg has been asked by her brother to try to figure out what's going on. She has to take a break from blacksmithing because she injured her hand, so she's trying to manage the wacky office. Not far into the story, one of the computer folk is murdered, and her brother is suspected of the crime -- so she must find out enough to get her brother off the hook. I highly recommend this book -- it's one of the funniest mysteries I've read, and I can hardly wait to read the next in the series. I might even buy the hardback...
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