I snapped this up at the Book Thing in Baltimore for possible wild releasing because of how much I enjoyed it. The entire series is quite good -- the protagonist's family is hilarious (even crazier than mine), but I think this is one of the best installments and one of the easiest to read as a stand-alone. This is what I had to say after reading it a while ago:

Tons of fun! Love the wild and wacky convention goers and the parrots and monkeys. Was hoping that the problem of Spike would be resolved, but alas, no. I got a kick out of the names of the characters revolving around medicine, since I read medical records for a living I picked up on that one pretty early. And I did figure out whodunit while Meg was explaining the motive she was sure was behind it all, but I enjoyed the part played by Salome in the conclusion.

The person I passed the book along to had this to say:

it was a quick, fun read that I finished yesterday. It's the second book I've read in this series (though not in order); the first I read was Cockatiels at Seven, which is several books farther along. I liked this one much, much better. For some reason I think the other one is better read once you know the series, as both the story and the characters felt quite disjointed to me. This one, on the other hand, works equally well as a fun stand-alone read. Also, being set at a convention full of quirky TV series fans, it was fun and also a peek into an interesting world. I did guess whodunnit -- or have a pretty strong idea -- before the end, but it was still clever and didn't ruin the fun. And finally, call me silly but even when authors are using sort of corny, catchy names (such as this series uses) I like it when they relate a little to the plot. The other barely mentioned cockatiels, but this one has a LOT of parrots! Really enjoyed reading this one!

Off in the mail to minibear.

Great read! Passing off to bludanzer22.

Passed to bludanzer22.

A pretty entertaining mystery and very funny! I have heard that all of Donna Andrews books have the same type of humor. I hope to see this book travel far!

Taking to the BC convention in Sweden. will make release notes when I release it. :)

I do hope that whoever finds this reads it. It is a book full of characters waiting to come alive when you read about them. I hope you enjoy reading this book, and let this book continue traveling once you are finished with it.
Left at bc book buffet table

Picked it from the booktable and took it home to Stockholm.To be read.