The Hen of the Baskervilles: A Meg Langslow Mystery

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A dastardly murder and the kidnapping of a prize chicken threaten to ruin Caerphillys state fairfortunately Meg Langslow is on the case of The Hen of the Baskervilles The newest mystery in Donna Andrewss gut-bustingly funny award-winning New York Times bestselling series is anything but elementary. Meg Langslow is helping Mayor Randall Shiffley organize the Virginia Un-Fair Caerphillys entry in the race to replace the old state fair (which has gone bankrupt). Before a line can even form outside the ticket booth however a pair of Bantam Russian Orloff chickens are stolen from their coop in the chicken tent. Soon a rash of vandalism crops up at the fair showing no heritage farm animal prize vegetable or artisanal craft to be safe. While patrolling the fairgrounds determined to catch the perp Meg runs into her friend Molly who has been building a successful business making goat cheeses. Molly is terrified that she may lose her farm because her idle husband Brett has left her for Genette Sedgewick a rich hobby winemaker and is demanding his half of the land. Meg enlists Mothers help to find Molly a divorce lawyer but later that night Brett is found murdered and Molly is swiftly accused as his killer. Meg is convinced that her friend wouldnt so much as harm a fly but can she find the real killer before its too late? Will she track down the vandal who has been terrorizinghowever creativelythe fairs participants? And will Michael be able to convince her to add members of his new favorite heritage breed to their growing menagerie? Megs most hilarious caper yet the curious incident of the hen in the nighttime will have readers rolling on the floor with laughter.