What do You think about Owls Well That Ends Well (2006)?
Desperate to rid the house of clutter, Meg Langslow recruits friends and family to help with a giant yard sale. Along with the usual locals, Meg has to deal with a number of unusual junk dealers, her own extensive family (many of whom are meeting her boyfriend for the first time), and the heirs of the family from whom she and the boyfriend bought the house. A sales clause gives those heirs 10% of the profits from the sale of the items left on the property. It's enough to drive a woman crazy.Then things get worse. Gordon, the worst of the junk dealers, turns up dead in a locked trunk. Her boyfriend's best friend Giles is arrested. But he wasn't the only one with motive and opportunity. Meg sets out to clear Giles's name.Owls Well That Ends Well is copyrighted in 2005 and published by St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries.This mystery is filled with humor thanks to Meg's unusual family. It was a great distraction from the pain I had while reading it. I wouldn't mind reading more in this series.Find my complete evaluation at http://balancingboard.blogspot.com/20...
—Rebecca
I do like these things. My mom mails them to me in pairs, and I think I'll read one and then wait on the other, but then I read both in 3-4 days. This one is lots of fun, and although I kind of felt it would end up how it did, it didn't have to. This was probably the best-constructed mystery of the set so far, insomuch as the guilty party wasn't completely obvious from the beginning, neither was the guilty party only revealed at the end through previously withheld evidence.The character of Michael is too good to be true, but that's part of why we read these things, isn't it?
—Tobinsfavorite
Owls Well That Ends Well is the 6th in the series of whodunits by Donna Andrews. Meg Langslow is a blacksmith who cohabitates with long time boyfriend Michael. The couple has just purchased the run down estate and its contents from a now deceased packrat. As part of the deal they must dispose of accumulation of junk from the previous owner. Meg and Michael host a community wide yard sale on the grounds of the estate. The sellers include many of the town's more colorful characters including an antique's dealer who is known as "Gordon-you-thief", who is soon found murdered in the barn. Meg and her retired doctor, father once again become amateur detectives in search of a killer. Those who enjoy Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series will find these books mildly amusing. They both have quirky characters and humorous plots. Plum lovers will most likely find the books less fulfilling. While Evanovich books are laugh out loud funny, Andrews are mildly amusing. That being said, for mystery she still spins a good yarn. A pleasant weekend read.
—Kathy
