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Terns of endearment / Donna Andrews.

Andrews, Donna, (author.).

Summary:

"Meg's grandfather has been booked to give lectures on a cruise as part of the education/entertainment itinerary, and he's arranged for a passel of family members to join him. The passengers' vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when they wake up to find themselves broken down and in need of repairs. Things get even worse when a crew member announces to all that a woman has jumped overboard, leaving behind her shoes, shawl, and a note. The note reveals she's a disliked member of a writers' group onboard for a retreat, and the group is split on whether this is in-character for her. The captain decides not to investigate, saying he'll notify American authorities when they reach their destination. But Meg's father decides they need to look into whether there was possible foul play while the prime suspects are all stuck on board. It'll be a race against the clock to solve this mystery before they make the necessary repairs and return to shore."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250192974
  • Physical Description: vi, 327 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2019.
Subject: Langslow, Meg (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women detectives > Fiction.
Women > Crimes against > Fiction.
Genre: Mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenwood Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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  • Baker & Taylor
    When her family’s cruise vacation is interrupted by a ship breakdown and reports of a passenger’s suspicious leap overboard, Meg races against time to uncover the truth. By the Agatha Award-winning author of Toucan Keep a Secret.
  • Baker & Taylor
    When her family's cruise vacation is interrupted by a ship breakdown and reports of a passenger's suspicious leap overboard, Meg races to uncover the truth before the necessary repairs are complete and the prime suspects return to shore.
  • Baker & Taylor
    "Meg's grandfather has been booked to give lectures on a cruise as part of the education/entertainment itinerary, and he's arranged for a passel of family members to join him. The passengers' vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when they wake up to findthemselves broken down and in need of repairs. Things get even worse when a crew member announces to all that a woman has jumped overboard, leaving behind her shoes, shawl, and a note. The note reveals she's a disliked member of a writers' group onboard for a retreat, and the group is split on whether this is in-character for her. The captain decides not to investigate, saying he'll notify American authorities when they reach their destination. But Meg's father decides they need to look into whether there was possible foul play while the prime suspects are all stuck on board. It'll be a race against the clock to solve this mystery before they make the necessary repairs and return to shore."--
  • McMillan Palgrave

    A new side-splitting Meg Langslow mystery from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Toucan Keep a Secret.

    Meg Langslow's grandfather has been booked by a cruise line to give lectures on birds and other environmental topics as part of their ship’s education/entertainment itinerary, and Grandfather has arranged for a passel of family members to join him.

    The passengers’ vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when they wake up to find themselves broken down and in need of repairs in the Bermuda Triangle. To keep the stranded passengers calm, Meg’s family and friends band together to keep things organized and provide entertainment. Some even take up the cause of nursing an injured tern back to health.

    But things get even worse when a crew member announces to all that a woman has jumped overboard, leaving behind her shoes, shawl, and a note. The note reveals she's the mortal enemy of group of writers who came on board for a retreat, and the group is split on whether suicide is in-character for her. Meanwhile, grandfather’s assistant Trevor seems to have gone missing too!

    The captain decides not to investigate, saying he'll notify American authorities when they reach their destination. But Meg's father thinks they should find out whether there was foul play while the prime suspects are all stuck on board. Who wanted the writer dead? Why doesn’t the captain seem concerned? What happened to Trevor? It'll be a race against the clock to solve these mysteries before they make the necessary repairs and return to shore.

    Terns of Endearment is the twenty-fifth book in New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews' hilarious Mag Langslow mystery series.


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