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Megs paternal grandfather has hired Stanley Denton to find her grandmother Cordelia. Stanley has found a trail to his long-lost love in a small town a short drive away. He convinces Meg to come with him to meet her, but unfortunately, the woman they meet is Cordelias cousin - Cordelia died several years ago, and the cousin suspects she was murdered by her long-time neighbor. Stanley and Meg agree to help track down the killer. Grandfather even has perfect cover he along with most of Megs family and friends in Caerphilly - will stage a rescue of the feral emus and ostriches that infest this town. But then the neighbor is murdered, and not only Cordelias cousin but also the entire contingent of emu-rescuers are suspects.,
About the Author
I've been writing since I learned to print, but didn't get published until Murder with Peacocks won the Malice Domestic/St. Martins Press Best First Traditional Mystery contest in spring 1998. Since then I've written six more comic mysteries books featuring ornamental blacksmith Meg Langslow: Murder with Puffins (2000) , Revenge of the Wrought Iron Flamingos (2001) , Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon (2003) , We'll Always Have Parrots (2004) , Owls Well That Ends Well (2005) , and No Nest for the Wicket (August 2006) . I've also started another series in with the sleuth, Turing Hopper, is an artificial intelligence personality living inside a corporate computer: You've Got Murder (2002) , Click Here for Murder (2003) , Access Denied (2004) , and Delete All Suspects (2005) .
