num_pages: 320
description: Life will never be the same for Meg Langslow after family secrets are revealed introducing a whole new layer of intrigue in Donna Andrews's beloved series. Megs long-lost paternal grandfather Dr. Blake has hired Stanley Denton to find her grandmother Cordelia. Dr. Blake was reunited with his family when he saw Megs pictureshes a dead ringer for Cordeliaand now Stanley has found a trail to his long-lost love in a small town less than an hour's drive away. He convinces Meg to come with him to meet her but unfortunately the woman they meet is Cordelias cousinCordelia died several months ago and the cousin suspects she was murdered by her long-time neighbor.Stanley and Meg agree to help track down the killer and get justice for Cordelia. Grandfather even has perfect cover--he will come to stage a rescue of the feral emus and ostriches (escaped from an abandoned farm) that infest this town. He dashes off to organize the rescuewhich will of course involve most of Meg's family and friends in Caerphilly. But then the evil neighbor is murdered and not only Cordelias cousin but also the entire contingent of emu-rescuers who have had conflict with the neighbor are suspects. Only Meg and the cousinwho seems to share a lot of telling traits with Megcan find the real killer and clear the air in The Good the Bad and the Emus the newest beverage-spittingly funny installment in this uproarious series from the one-and-only Donna Andrews.
language: English
title: The Good, the Bad, and the Emus
publisher: Minotaur Books