
Cockatiels at Seven
Meg Langslow Mysteries, Book 9
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Bernadette Dunne
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Donna Andrews
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When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit. But when night falls, the toddler is still in residence, and Karen isn't answering her phone. Concerned, Meg spends the next morning retracing her friend's steps - and what she discovers makes her begin to suspect that Karen has either been killed or kidnapped or is on the run. Since the police don't seem to care, Meg once again plays sleuth - this time with a toddler in tow and with her extended family, as usual, complicating everything.
In this outrageous book of feathered fun, Donna Andrews once again proves her skill as one of the funniest, most entertaining mystery authors around.
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- Lighthouse Library Mystery Series # 1
- By: Eva Gates
- Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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For 10 years Lucy has enjoyed her job poring over rare tomes of literature for the Harvard Library, but she has not enjoyed the demands of her family's social whorl or her sort-of engagement to the staid son of her father's law partner. But when her 10-year relationship implodes, Lucy realizes that the plot of her life is in need of a serious rewrite.
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A fun cozy with unfortunately bad narration
- By JJ on 01-14-16
By: Eva Gates
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Bad Tourists
- A Novel
- By: Caro Carver
- Narrated by: Lesley Sharp
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce retreat in the Maldives, the perfect place to relax, reset, and embrace a fresh start in life. Their dream getaway? The exclusive and isolated Sapphire Island Resort. With luxurious private villas, crystal-clear waters, and sun-drenched white sand beaches, relaxation is guaranteed. But this is no ordinary friendship, and they’re not the only guests on the island with secrets.
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Big Little Lies Meets Serial Killer Meets AI
- By RRLynn on 07-20-24
By: Caro Carver
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The Cove
- FBI Thriller #1
- By: Catherine Coulter
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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The Cove is a quaint little postcard town made up only of old folk who sell the World's Greatest Ice Cream - a secret recipe that brings lots of tourists into town.
Into The Cove comes Sally Brainerd, daughter of murdered Amory St. John, of Washington, D.C., seeking sanctuary, and FBI Special Agent James Quinlan, who's undercover and after her. He's got a murder to solve, and he believes she's the key. But is she really?
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Not for anyone sensitive about sexual violence
- By bookish327 on 08-19-12
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Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake
- By: Sarah Graves
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Jake and Ellie have been through a lot together, from home repair to homicide investigation. So when they decide to open a chocolate-themed bakery, they figure it'll be a piece of cake. With Ellie's old family recipes luring in customers, they expect to make plenty of dough this Fourth of July weekend. Having family home for the holiday only sweetens the deal for Jake - that is, until the ill wind of an early-season hurricane blows up her family's plans. But as bitter as the storm is, something even more sinister is brewing in the kitchen of The Chocolate Moose - where health inspector Matt Muldoon is found murdered.
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Poor attention to details
- By tim mcgrath on 10-09-20
By: Sarah Graves
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What Rose Forgot
- A Novel
- By: Nevada Barr
- Narrated by: Kate Burton
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Rose Dennis wakes up in a hospital gown, her brain in a fog, only to discover that she's been committed to an Alzheimer's unit in a nursing home. With no memory of how she ended up in this position, Rose is sure something is very wrong. When she overhears one of the administrators saying about her that she's "not making it through the week", Rose is convinced that if she's to survive, she has to get out of the nursing home. She avoids taking her medication, putting on a show for the aides, then stages her escape. But how does she convince anyone that she's not actually demented?
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kept my interest
- By Debbie5e on 02-01-20
By: Nevada Barr
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Ghosts of Waikiki
- By: Jennifer K. Morita
- Narrated by: Jennifer Robideau
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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After the newspaper she works for folds and the freelance assignments no longer pay the bills, Maya Wong reluctantly returns to her native Hawaiʻi to ghostwrite controversial land developer Parker Hamilton's biography. But when the Hamilton patriarch is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Maya is unwittingly drawn into the investigation. Maya’s family and friends aren't happy about her work for Hamilton. And now, with her ex, Detective Koa Yamada, on the case, she’s forced to contend with the very person she was determined to avoid.
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you can't fake the pidgen
- By Mona Ferr on 02-26-25
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The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even
- Stories
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In this dual collection of short stories, Alexander McCall Smith brings his trademark humor and warmth to inventive tales of spying and vengeance. In one story, a spy dropped deep into enemy territory manages to disguise himself—quite convincingly—as a nun. In another, an invitation to join the Vatican Secret Service sends a prospective operative down a rabbit hole of controversy and confusion. A third story finds an author, on the brink of public ruin, seeing the error of his ways after an act of kindness saves the day.
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Brilliant
- By C. Gall on 12-12-23
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I Need You to Read This
- A Novel
- By: Jessa Maxwell
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Years ago, Alex Marks escaped to New York City for a fresh start. Now, aside from trips to her regular diner for coffee, she keeps to herself, gets her perfectly normal copywriting job done, and doesn’t date. Her quiet world is upended when her childhood hero, Francis Keen, is brutally murdered. Francis was the woman behind the famous advice column, Dear Constance, and her words helped Alex through some of her darkest times. When Alex sees an advertisement searching for her replacement, she impulsively applies, never expecting to get the job.
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Very enjoyable!
- By AJ Holmes on 11-28-24
By: Jessa Maxwell
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The Case of the Missing Maid
- Harriet Morrow Investigates, Book 1
- By: Rob Osler
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Rough-around-the-edges Harriet Morrow has long been drawn to the idea of whizzing around the city on her bicycle as a professional detective, solving crimes for a living without having to take a husband. She seizes the chance when the prestigious Prescott Agency hires her as its first woman operative. The move sparks controversy—with skeptical male colleagues, a high-strung office secretary, and her boss, Mr. Theodore Prescott, all waiting for her to unravel under the pressure.
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Fun and Entertaining
- By Sherwood on 02-24-25
By: Rob Osler
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A Borrowing of Bones
- A Mercy Carr Mystery
- By: Paula Munier
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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After their last deployment, when she got shot, her fiancé, Martinez, got killed, and his bomb-sniffing dog, Elvis, got depressed, soldier Mercy Carr and Elvis were both sent home, her late lover’s last words ringing in her ears: “Take care of my partner.” On the Fourth of July weekend, when all of Northshire celebrates with fun and frolic and fireworks, the dog alerts to explosives and they find a squalling baby abandoned near a shallow grave filled with what appear to be human bones.
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Dogs, PTSD, and Research
- By McMo702 on 06-17-20
By: Paula Munier
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We Love the Nightlife
- By: Rachel Koller Croft
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan, Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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London 1979. Two women with a deep love for disco meet one fateful night on the dance floor, changing the course of both their lives forever. Nicola, a beautiful and brooding vampire for nearly two centuries, can’t resist fun-loving and feisty Amber from America, ultimately offering an eternity together where the glamour of nightlife always takes center stage. But not all is what it seems.
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We love the night life
- By Hanazon on 01-14-25
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The Right Sort of Man
- By: Allison Montclair
- Narrated by: Sarah Nichols
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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In a London slowly recovering from the ravages of World War II, two very different women join forces to launch a business venture in the heart of Mayfair - The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. Miss Iris Sparks, avuncular and unmarried, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, practical and widowed with a young son, are determined to achieve some independence and do some good in a rapidly changing world. But the promising start to their marriage bureau is threatened when their newest client is found murdered and the man arrested for the crime is the prospective husband they matched her with.
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So glad I finally gave it a listen!
- By Denise Vilim on 10-16-20
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Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors: And Other True Cases
- Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 16
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s a chilling reality that homicide investigators know all too well: The last face most murder victims see is not that of a stranger, but of someone familiar. Whether only an acquaintance or a trusted intimate, such killers share a common trait that triggers the downward spiral toward death for someone close to them: They are masters at hiding who they really are. Their clever masks let them appear safe, kind, and truthful. They are anything but - and almost no one can detect the murderous impulses buried deep in their psyches.
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The Evil People Do
- By Dianne on 02-14-13
By: Ann Rule
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- Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe
- 11-21-17
Meg gets a toddler dumped on her
In Cockatiels at Seven by Donna Andrews, Meg and Michael have returned from their honeymoon and back to the real world. Just as Meg is getting started again in her blacksmithing work while Michael attends orientation at Caerphilly College where he teaches in the drama department, an acquaintance she hasn’t seen in over a year, Karen, stops by with her toddler son and begs Meg to take care of Jimmy for just a short while. Then she proceeds to give Meg a whole notebook full of instructions on Jimmy’s care and numerous outfits of clothing and other supplies. But as the morning passes, Karen doesn’t show up to pick up Jimmy. As the day grows longer, Meg begins to become alarmed and starts trying to locate Karen, whose phone keeps going to voice mail. By the next next morning, with still no response from Karen, Meg decides to go to Karen’s house to try to locate the missing mother, only to learn that Karen has moved out of her previous home and into the local projects. But when Meg arrives at Karen’s new home, she finds the police there. Karen is not there, but her ex-husband is, the victim of murder.
Meg spends the next few days sleuthing to try to locate Karen, which of course includes sleuthing into the murder of Jasper. The police seem uninterested in the missing mother, so Meg feels that she must do her part to get to the bottom of things, which include figuring out what potentially criminal activity Jasper might have been into. In the midst of her own work, Meg notices her father and newly-located grandfather sneaking around, and they keep bringing new animals into her home, and Meg is less than excited about the emerald tree boa who needs help with shedding. But suddenly cages of birds start showing up too. What are they up to?
This book, as with all of the Meg Langslow books, never ceases to delight. The wild activities that all the characters get into add to the fun, and as usual, the book concludes with a madcap ending facing down the murderer. I really enjoy the characters in this series, who are drawn very creatively and with great fun. Meg’s family comes across as so lively and makes you really want to meet them. Her father and grandfather especially are a hoot, which is the perfect description for a series with puns about birds in all its titles.
The only issue I have with this book is that the speech of Jimmy, whom Meg guesses to be about two, is irregular in its levels of maturity. Sometimes he sounds too old for two and sometimes too young. But this does not get in the way of enjoyable listening.
Bernadette Dunne narrates the audio version of this book, which was just released. I really like her voice and the job that she does in her performances of these books. She really suits the role of Meg, who narrates the book. The voices she gives to each of the characters fits them well too.
I’m a big fan of Donna Andrews’s bird series, and this book did not disappoint. I had a great time listening to the book and look forward to the audio release of more of this series. I give the book five stars!
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- Sandra Parsons
- 02-06-19
Funny murder story
I loved it. The usual twist and turns. I loved the addition of Timmy. can't wait until the next book.
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- Peggy Margaret
- 01-18-22
Different theme but worthwhile
More serious than previous books, but good at bringing us along on Meg’s interactions with the new town and her grandfather.
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- William
- 06-07-22
Too much toddler
in general good and humorous but although Bernadette did her usual fantastic performance and was a quite credible toddler, the toddler portion seemed overdone.
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- MolllyT
- 03-24-20
Not my favorite of the bunch
verbal-humor, situational-humor, amateur-sleuth, cozy-mystery
Funny, a decent plot with plenty of twists and red herrings, but the the cockatiels don't make it to the party. Didn't like it as much as most others in the series but I think that's just me.
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- KJO
- 06-13-17
Waiting for more
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I enjoy this series and have read/listened to all the books more than once. I am truly hoping that Audible will continue to give us the rest of the series. I'm holding my breath for "Six Geese" and "Stork"!
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- Carla
- 02-12-23
Meg Langslow #7 (or #9)
I'm thoroughly enjoying this series - I finished this one off in less than a day.
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- PL Collins
- 07-18-17
Meg Langslow and her wacky family are at it again.
How can you not love Meg and her crazy clan? Donna Andrews has a great sense of humor. The stories and characters are great. Looking forward to the next story.
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- Sandie Herron
- 04-18-19
Thoroughly enjoyable and recommended
When her friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son Timmy asking that Meg Langslow babysit “just for a little while,” Meg takes on the challenge. After all, what’s so hard about playing with a toddler? Meg puts away the blacksmithing project she’d just begun in preparation for a craft show, and goes through what Karen left with Timmy, finding several sets of clothes, diapers, bedding, Timmy’s favorite blanket, and a bedraggled stuffed kitty named Kiki. After dinner, Timmy is still with the Langslows, and Karen isn’t answering Meg’s phone calls.
When Karen hasn’t shown up for Timmy by morning, Meg begins to investigate. Taking Timmy with her, she starts her search by visiting Karen’s workplace in the financial offices of the college. A paranoid supervisor is more intent on where Timmy’s hands are going than talking about Karen. Later a co-worker pulls Meg aside and confides that something is seriously wrong. Police are raiding Karen’s rundown apartment when Meg arrives. She chides Chief Burke for treating Karen like a criminal when she is missing. Karen’s ex-husband had supposedly left town, but perhaps he has taken her. Could Timmy be the target of kidnappers? Could Karen be hiding from bad guys? Could she be a bad guy?
Meg continues to follow clues with the help of her large extended family. Meg’s brother Rob has been slowly moving into a third floor bedroom and has been missing for blocks of time. Meg’s dad and her newly discovered grandfather, Dr. Montgomery Blake, renowned zoologist, have been hiding some finches on the third floor and snakes in the basement. Meg learns of an old bird farm out in the country next door to a relative of Karen’s husband. Just what has her father been up to? Meg seems to be one step ahead of Chief Burke at every new discovery.
Babysitting alone is topic for a funny mystery, but Donna Andrews has expounded on this theme in so many ways. Embezzling, kidnapping, killing, and real estate schemes round out this zany story. While being hilariously funny, this ninth outing of Meg Langslow and family are a tad less madcap. With the welfare of a child at stake, the investigators are following all leads. They can’t control the trouble they get into checking them out!
Thoroughly enjoyable, and highly recommended.
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