It's hard to believe that this is #37 in the Meg Langslow cozy mystery series! I always enjoy catching up with the family, seeing who's up to what. The title may give you the impression that it's all about ducks but actually this is a fun addition for anybody who's a dog lover. not my favorite in the series, I loved the "Mutt March" about adopting out all the dogs, and it had moments of humor as usual but, overall it just didn't seem as clever or as involved as some of the stories. Still cute, and I'll look forward to the next edition...

I would love to see the Mutt March that is the featured Caerphilly celebration in this story. What a parade that must be! For once, Meg is helping, but for once, not in charge. But she is kept busy researching who the skeleton in the future duck pond next door might be. You heard right. A duck pond in the making with a skeleton. Another delightful escapade with Meg and her huge family!

Pet Lover's Intrigue
Ms. Andrew has a talent for weaving an intriguing cozy. Her main characters set up an event to rehome shelter dogs on a grand scale, gets it worked out to a science only to have to worry about possible grabs by dog fighting ring. As the various organizations work hard to pull it together, the discovery of bones adds a new level of pressure. This book has humor, close family, good neighbors and social conscience all rolled up in an excellent read. I highly recommend.
I requested and received a NetGalley arc gratis and offer my opinion in the same.

This is another great addition to an AMAZING series!! I just so love Mag and her family!! Laughs abound in this fun romp to find out who did it!! I’m always looking forward to a new book in this series! I would highly recommend this book and series to everyone!!

There are certain authors where you know you’re going to have a good time before you even open the cover.. For me, Donna Andrews is one of those authors. I always pre-reserve a copy of each new book before it comes out, and getting to review one is a treat.

Like the 36 books in the Meg Langslow series before it, For Duck’s Sake returns to Caerphilly, a small Va town full of quirky locals, doing something community minded-in this case, a big dog adoption event-that gets interrupted by a mystery-in this case, a skeleton discovered while digging a duck pond.

I will say that if you’ve never read one of these mysteries before, you might feel like tou need a scorecard to keep up with all the characters. At this point, so many have been introduced that there’s really not a lot of exposition about whi is being referred to beyond their name, For series veterans, it’s nice to see so many familiar faces again, but it might make it a bit hard to jump in the middle.

But, overall, quirky characters, adoptable and adorable dogs, and exotic ducks, with a satisfying ending. What’s not to like?

For Duck's Sake is my first Donna Andrews novel. I discovered when I read the author's note, that For Duck's Sake is the 37th book in A Meg Langslow Mystery series. I have not read any of the previous novels, and while this is not a stand alone novel, I could eventually figure out who most of the characters were. Not all of the characters were easy to identify, but I was able to identify the ones that probably mattered most.

I liked the characters and the chaos that erupted when digging for a duck pond turned up a human skeleton. Meg works to identify the skeleton, while also trying to find Iris, who has disappeared. The plot holds up, the two older women characters are a hoot, and at the same time I learned more about duck breeds than I had known and enjoyed the well-created picture of hundreds of shelter dogs who were marching in the dog parade, while also hoping to find homes. Stray and unwanted dogs are a big problem across the country, and so I really enjoyed the effort that went into finding tall pot the dogs their forever homes and families.

Thank you to Minotaur / St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me with this ARC. I did enjoy For Duck's Sake, and I do recommend it. For Duck's Sake was a fun read and Donna Andrews' fans will love her newest novel and all the comedy and chaos that unfolds..

A fabulous addition to the series, sees Meg tackle perhaps her most difficult case to date. Populated with a cast of characters we have come to know and love as well as a few new characters to keep things interesting this book is a must read for any Donna Andrews Fan.

Another great Meg Langslow mystery! This is my favorite mystery series and Donna Andrews never disappoints with the adventures of the Langslow family. This time, Meg is supervising Rob and Delaney’s building of a new duck pond when a body shows up. Of course, no story is without lots of family members and chaos. I appreciated the layers that this mystery had with lots of history in the county and more digging on Meg’s part. To me, this is one of her strongest in recent years, but I will never not read a new one in this series. Highly recommend for Meg lovers!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

This is one of my favorite series. I enjoy the characters. The mystery kept me guessing. The Mutt parade was great as well.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC.

This is probably the second longest series I read and it still manages to be fresh, yet you know what to expect.

No one member of Meg's family stands out as a side kick in this one, but many of the usual suspects get a brief nod. I'd really like to see one that focuses on Meg's sons and husband playing a substantial role, like a nuclear family get away (like the rest of her family wouldn't be following close behind). Still. Andrews keeps coming up with new and almost absurd ways to keep Meg wrapped up in community affairs in addition to her sleuthing. One could visualize the chaos of the dog adoption event/parade.

I receive my copy from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Escaping the madhouse that her home as been with the preparations for the first annual Mutt March, Meg has taken refuge at her brother Rob's house where a duck pond is being constructed. Things grind to a halt when bones are discovered in the area where the pond will be. Now, Meg is adding discovering who the skeleton belongs to her weekend plans.

Then Iris Rafferty disappears. She's the one Rob and Delany bought their house from and has lifetime residency in the mother-in-law suite. Meg wonders why Iris chose now to disappear and considers what she might know about the buried body.

Meanwhile, back at Meg's house, rumors have surfaced that a dog fighting ring might be interested in some of the 297 dogs that are being assembled for the Mutt March.

This was another entertaining episode in this long-running series. I loved that so many of the characters readers have grown to love over the series made appearances in this one.

Meg and her family's adventures are back in this new installment. Rob and Delaney have moved into the house just down the road from Meg and decide they want ducks. The excavator digging a new duck pond finds a corpse hidden in their yard. Meg, trying to avoid the chaos of hundreds of dogs being temporarily housed at her place, throws herself into the puzzle.

The first question of the book is trying to figure out the identity of the deceased. This was a nice change from the usual formula of the series, in which it's often obvious who the victim will be before the crime. This is the 37th installment in the series, and it is very much in the same vein that Andrews' readers enjoy. Caerfilly has an improbable number of spry nonagenarians, but that is part of the charm of the series.

Avoiding her own home as it is the staging site for Caerphilly's first Mutt March parade, Meg Langslow is supervising the digging of a duck pond in her brother’s backyard. The pond is put on hold when the bulldozer uncovers skeletal remains and a hidden bomb shelter. Meg volunteers to help identify the dead person. She questions some of Caerphilly's oldest residents and digging through the newspaper archives to put together a list of young men who disappeared from the area and were never heard from again. Meg is also helping with the search to find Iris Rafferty—the former owner of Meg’s brother’s home. Iris went missing the day after the bones were discovered in her former backyard, and Meg thinks Iris might know something about the body or the bomb shelter that she is reluctant to share with the local authorities.

FOR DUCK’S SAKE was a solid addition to the Meg Langslow series, but it did not rate among my favorites. The main mysteries of the novel are determining the identity of the dead person and locating the elderly woman who has gone missing. Figuring out the killer’s identity was more of an afterthought. I was excited when Forensic Genetic Genealogy was mentioned as a way to determine the identity of the victim, but it wound up not actually being used. While a fun idea, the Mutt March also took up a lot of space in the novel. It added a secondary storyline and another (possible) crime when Meg hears a rumor that people who have an illegal dog fighting ring are scoping out the parade for bait dogs. The three storylines (murder victim, missing elderly lady, and the Mutt March) competed for the spotlight and made it hard to focus.

This newest mystery in the Meg Langslow series started off with a bang! A skeleton in a duck pond, a 1,000 dogs overruning Meg's home, and a potential dog-fighting ring all within the first few chapters. But then Iris Rafferty also goes missing right when the body is almost identified. Meg is in a whirlwind as she tries to balance it all and solve the long-past crime before the murderer strikes again to keep her quiet.

This cozy mystery, while interesting, fell a little flat for me because it felt like there was too much going on. We as readers are bounced from one house to the next while Meg tries to balance the dogs and the crime, but it ends up just feeling like too much is happening and we don't really get to go deep into either thing. I did really enjoy the discovery of the hidden bunker and the history of Caerphilly, but the book just wasn't my favorite compared to some of the other ones. I'll keep reading, of course, though, because I do love Meg and her family!

This is book 37 in the Meg Langslow series and it still holds my interest. I've read most of the books in the series and Donna Andrews still adds something new and fresh in every book. When her neighbor starts to build a duck pond they dig up a skeleton. That's mystery enough but with the town sponsoring a massive dog adoption event it draws a ring of dog fighters. Meg and the family are busy with rescuing kidnapped dogs and finding out who was buried in Rob and Delaney's back yard.

I love returning to Meg and her quirky lovable family. With solid mysteries the reader will always be delighted to read a Donna Andrews mystery. This one continues the excellence! Meg's brother Rob has moved near and is digging a duck pond. The mystery starts when a skull gets uncovered. Meg is trying her best to juggle all her irons she has in the fire once again. This series is a must for cozy readers. Thanks #Netgalley and #StMartinsPress for the eARC in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are mine.

Meg and Michael are hosting the dogs (a lot of dogs) for the Mutt March, an event for dog adoption. Their home is chaos, so Meg heads next door to her brother Rob’s home for some quiet. Rob is having a duck pond dug (he wants to raise ducks for their eggs), but a skeleton is unearthed in the process. Who is buried in their backyard? Meg volunteers to dig out information about possible missing persons from the right time and to talk to people who were around back then. In the process, we are introduced to two independent, ornery old women, who are great characters. A secondary plot revolves around a warning that dognappers are planning to steal some of the dogs to use in dogfights.
As always, this is an enjoyable mystery with terrific characters. This continues to be one of my favorite series.
Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

When Meg moved into her house she her brother Rob and Delaney and new baby are watching the workman digging out a duck pond. She wants to get away from the house which has become the staging site for the first Mutt March. Meg thinks it will be peaceful at Rob’s house until they a skeleton in the hole and a bullet rattling around inside. Until a woman disappears the morning after finding the body the questions arise was it voluntary or was she kidnapped. While they look for the woman the town is getting shelter dog’s ready to be paraded in town to find them new homes. This was a very fun story with great characters and always enjoy the animals she uses in her stories.

I read and listened to this book. I really love Donna Andrews and this series. The cold case aspect and the new characters are great. I loved Iris. I loved the extension of the series lore. I liked that the book acknowledged some of the problems with DNA but I didn’t love Meg taking someone’s DNA without their consent. With the sale of 23&me, i’m pretty nervous about giving away my DNA profile. But I still love Meg and Michael and the whole gang.

Meg's brother and neighbor Rob and his wife Delaney have decided to add a duck pond to their backyard. The project takes a dark turn when the Shiffley-driven excavator exposes human bones. Who do the bones belong to? How did they end up in the backyard of sweet-but-sassy Iris Rafferty? What is she trying to hide when shortly after the discovery of the bones she does a runner and is nowhere to be found?

This series is so great. I usually don't care for series that have a lot of characters but there are so many characters in this series and I love each and every one of them far too much to imagine ever parting with any of them. Not even the small evil one, Spike. Meg is, as always, so freaking busy. This time it's the Mutt March, where hundreds of rescue dogs are being tidied up and costumed up to participate in a parade where they'll hopefully each find their fur-ever home. Of course in Caerphilly nothing can be completely without danger and the Mutt March is infiltrated by bad guys associated with a dog fighting ring. No worries, between Meg and Clarence and Mother and all the many volunteers there are plenty of eyes on the pooches, and whoever they can't keep their eyes on will be under the constant surveillance of the intrepid Kevin.

There's no easy way to summarize this book, or even this series. There's always so much going on and so many people involved. But for a series of murder mysteries, these books are more heartwarming than most romance novels. Everyone plays a part in the happy endings, each person getting to live their own dream as they pursue their passions and use their gifts to heap blessings upon each other and the entire community of Caerphilly which, though full of rascals, is the most open and accepting bunch of people who ever lived in a single geographical location.

I've got a notoriously short attention span and almost never binge-read a series, but this is a series I can sit and read, read, read, one book after another. I would recommend this series not just to people who enjoy cozy mysteries but to anyone who enjoys a sweet story and a happy ending (and what a happy ending this was, I'm not embarrassed to admit that my eyes leaked a bit). For this series possibly more than any other it's very important to read the books in order to really appreciate the growth of the characters and the development of the community.

Thank you to Donna Andrews, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.