When Sandie Herron sent the review of the audiobook Stork Raving Made by Donna Andrews, she commented, “Funny stuff!” I hope you enjoy the audio as well.
Stork Raving Mad
Meg Langslow Mystery, Book
12
12
Written by Donna Andrews
Narrated by Bernadette
Dunne
Dunne
Unabridged Audiobook
Dreamscape Media, LLC
(April 3, 2018) (first published 2010)
(April 3, 2018) (first published 2010)
Listening Length: 7
hours and 52 minutes
hours and 52 minutes
Agatha Award Nominee for Best Novel (2010), Lefty Award Nominee (2011)
Meg Langslow is 8 ½ months
pregnant with twins as this hilarious tale begins. It’s winter and the
heating system at Caerphilly College is out leaving the students to scramble
for warm accommodations. At least a dozen are camped out in Meg and
Michael’s living room. The rest of the
Victorian mansion houses Meg’s brother Rob, her cousin Rose, and her
grandfather Dr. Blake. A group of programmers from Rob’s computer gaming
business are testing a new game in the basement.
The front doorbell keeps
ringing. Meg waddles to open it and discovers two professors from the
college. They are looking for a particular student in order to tell him
that his dissertation must change from the drama featuring a new translation of
a Spanish playwright’s work. One says this is the “English” department,
and one says the play is obscene. Meg’s
husband Michael is the head of the drama department and says this is
outrageous. All the approvals were
received years ago; approval for which no one has any record. An
emergency meeting of the dissertation committee is called to be held then and
there. While the two disagreeable
professors on site await the arrival of additional professors, they scatter to
areas they can work and request tea.
Rose makes the tea amid a flurry of activity in the kitchen as the now
elderly playwright who has come to town is making Spanish food. Chaos
ensues when he drops his bottle of prescription heart pills. Dozens of students crawl on the floor to find
them.
ringing. Meg waddles to open it and discovers two professors from the
college. They are looking for a particular student in order to tell him
that his dissertation must change from the drama featuring a new translation of
a Spanish playwright’s work. One says this is the “English” department,
and one says the play is obscene. Meg’s
husband Michael is the head of the drama department and says this is
outrageous. All the approvals were
received years ago; approval for which no one has any record. An
emergency meeting of the dissertation committee is called to be held then and
there. While the two disagreeable
professors on site await the arrival of additional professors, they scatter to
areas they can work and request tea.
Rose makes the tea amid a flurry of activity in the kitchen as the now
elderly playwright who has come to town is making Spanish food. Chaos
ensues when he drops his bottle of prescription heart pills. Dozens of students crawl on the floor to find
them.
After the additional
professors arrive, Meg goes to fetch the two on site, and finds the English
professor dead in the library. Chief Burke is called and quickly arrives
at the scene. When he asks Meg how many
people were home, she counts up over 50!
As the Chief begins questioning them, Meg finally finds a quiet spot for
a nap. It doesn’t last long before activity swarms around her once again.
professors arrive, Meg goes to fetch the two on site, and finds the English
professor dead in the library. Chief Burke is called and quickly arrives
at the scene. When he asks Meg how many
people were home, she counts up over 50!
As the Chief begins questioning them, Meg finally finds a quiet spot for
a nap. It doesn’t last long before activity swarms around her once again.
Donna Andrews has given us
a glimpse into pregnancy while bringing us a bevy of disparate characters with
more than one crisis on their hands. It was nice to see Michael have a
larger role as husband, father-to-be, and professor. It was fun to see Meg and Michael changing
roles into parents. They added comedy at every turn calling the twins
names of famous duos. This slice of life
intertwines with the mystery seamlessly while the myriad characters bring it
all to life. Kudos to Donna Andrews yet again for the twelfth Meg
Langslow mystery!
a glimpse into pregnancy while bringing us a bevy of disparate characters with
more than one crisis on their hands. It was nice to see Michael have a
larger role as husband, father-to-be, and professor. It was fun to see Meg and Michael changing
roles into parents. They added comedy at every turn calling the twins
names of famous duos. This slice of life
intertwines with the mystery seamlessly while the myriad characters bring it
all to life. Kudos to Donna Andrews yet again for the twelfth Meg
Langslow mystery!
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