Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Meg Langslow Mysteries)

by Donna Andrews | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0312990014 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 9/1/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, September 1, 2010
I found this fair-condition paperback at a local Annie's Book Stop, and as I'd enjoyed the book, I was glad to pick this up for another release copy.

I discovered Andrews' "Meg Langslow" books via the hilarious We'll Always Have Parrots, and while the rest of the series doesn't have quite the same jolly cult-TV-fan-convention aspect as that book did, it's still a lot of fun.

This one's the fourth in the series, and another very enjoyable read - though perhaps part of my delight in it is that I've worked in the software industry for a very long time, so all the inside humor about life in cubicle-land meant a lot to me! The main plot here: Meg's brother has become a surprise success as the head of a software company that produces a computer version of his "Lawyers from Hell" game - and is working on spinoffs like "Doctors from Hell" and others. He asks Meg to come work as the company receptionist for a while, and (of course) when one of the programmers winds up dead, Meg does her best to figure out who's responsible. Complications ensue, some involving the resident buzzard (yes, there's a live buzzard in residence - why do you ask?), some involving an illicit nude version of "Lawyers from Hell", and some involving the psychologists that share the building. It doesn't always make sense, but it's always a lot of fun!

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Northeastern Blvd (See Notes For Details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (9/1/2010 UTC) at Northeastern Blvd (See Notes For Details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book on the steps in front of Gambit Communications, a software company, at 76 Northeastern Blvd, at about 5:30; hope the finder enjoys it! [There's a release photo, but my new camera's apparently more sensitive to movement than the old one, so the whole thing's blurry - guess I'll have to practice!]

*** Released as part of Secretariat's You're Such an Animal release challenge. ***

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