Donna Andrews continues to effectively combine humor and mystery in her bird-theme-titled books. Lord of the Wings (#517) is the latest, and this one features a brand-new Halloween Festival in the small Virginia college town of Caerphilly. For once, Meg Langslow is not the Volunteer-in-Chief for the Festival, but with the full-time assistant Mayor Shiffley has hired to handle things, Meg finds herself wishing she was in charge, especially when Lydia Van Meter goes missing at the height of the festivities. Since two bodies have already turned up in Caerphilly with links to the Festival, is Lydia the perpetrator, or perhaps yet another victim?
Donna Andrews really goes to town with this story, with all the characters in costume, and Meg's grandfather pitching in with a special exhibit at his zoo: Creatures of the Night. Plenty of heavy metal here, and not just Meg's hand-wrought iron pieces. As head of the volunteer Goblin Patrol, her strength from her blacksmithing business will come in handy dealing with the holiday mayhem. When Dr. Smoot's Museum in the Haunted House is broken into, what are the thieves really after in a seemingly random collection from people's attics?
All will be revealed by the end of this mystery in a most amusing and satisfying manner. If you haven't read any of Donna Andrew's books yet, this one is a good place to start and is guaranteed to put you into a holiday mood.
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