Part of Meg Langslow, book 6
First published 2006
Meg Langslow arrives at the Caerphilly Bird Sanctuary for what should be a peaceful fundraising event. The sanctuary needs money to continue its owl rehabilitation program, and Meg has volunteered to help organize the festivities. But when a key donor turns up dead near the owl enclosures, the fundraiser transforms into a crime scene. Meg finds herself pulled into another investigation, navigating suspicious volunteers, territorial birders, and family drama that threatens to derail the event entirely. With the sanctuary's future hanging in the balance and a killer on the loose, Meg must solve the murder before more victims fall prey. The case tests her patience with both the human and avian residents of Caerphilly, but Meg discovers that protecting the things you care about sometimes requires taking flight into danger.
Genres: animals, mystery, cozy-mystery, amateur-sleuth
Vibes: cozy, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Caerphilly, Caerphilly Bird Sanctuary
326 pages · St. Martin's Paperbacks