New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews returns with another Meg Langslow mystery written "firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie's Christmas books" (Toronto Globe and Mail). The 28th book and the seventh Christmas mystery in the Meg Langslow series, The Gift of the Magpie is yet another wonderfully merry and funny book from New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews. Meg's running Caerphilly's Helping Hands for the Holidays project, in which neighbors help each other with things they can't do and can't afford to have done. Her hopes for a relatively peaceful (if busy) Christmas vanish when someone murders Harvey the Hoarder, whose house the Helping Hands were decluttering. Was there any truth to the rumor that he had something valuable hidden beneath all his junk? Was one of his friends, neighbors, or relatives greedy enough to murder him for the rumored treasure? And what about the magpie that has been bringing her family bits of tinsel and costume jewelry--does the bird's latest gift hold a clue to solving the crime? Full of intrigue, this Christmas mystery will take readers home to Caerphilly, where the suspense falls as thick as the snow.


The Series - Meg Langslow Mystery - Meg Langslow is a blacksmith living in Yorktown,Virginia. This series features an exceptional sloppy detective and very decorative blacksmith. The mystery series has won three awards namely the Lefty, Anthony, and Agatha.

01. Murder With Peacocks (January 1999)
02. Murder With Puffins (May 2000)
03. Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos (Oct 2001)
04. Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (Jan 2003)
05. We'll Always Have Parrots (Feb 2004)
06. Owls Well That Ends Well (Apr 2005)
07. No Nest for the Wicket (Aug 2006)
08. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much (Aug 2007)
09. Cockatiels at Seven (Jul 2008)
10. Six Geese A Slaying (Nov 2008)
11. Swan for the Money (Aug 2009)
12. Stork Raving Mad (Jul 2010)
13. The Real Macaw (Jul 2011)
14. Some Like It Hawk (Jul 2012)
15. The Hen of the Baskervilles (Jul 2013)
16. Duck the Halls (Oct 2013)
17. The Good, the Bad, and the Emus (Jul 2014)
18. The Nightingale Before Christmas (Oct 2014)
19. Lord of the Wings (Aug 2015)
20. Die Like an Eagle (Aug 2016)
21. Gone Gull (Aug 2017)
22. How the Finch Stole Christmas! (Oct 2017)
23. Toucan Keep a Secret (Aug 2018)
24. Lark! the Herald Angels Sing (Oct 2018)
25. Terns of Endearment (Aug 2019)
26. Owl Be Home for Christmas (Oct 2019)
27. The Falcon Always Wings Twice (Aug 2020)
28. The Gift of the Magpie (Oct 2020)
29. Murder Most Fowl (Aug 2021)
30. The Twelve Jays of Christmas (Oct 2021)
31. Round Up the Usual Peacocks (Aug 2022)