Meg Langslow is back in THE FALCON ALWAYS WINGS TWICE by Donna Andrews. The novel is the 27th in the series, and it will be published on August 4th, 2020 by Minotaur Books.
Meg Langslow and her family are spending the summer putting on a Renaissance Faire at her grandmother’s craft center in the mountains. Meg and her sons are conducting blacksmith demonstrations while her husband is one of the key actors in the improv show. Meg is also helping her grandmother Cordelia run the faire, and one of her many jobs includes dealing with any problems concerning the other Faire workers or the visitors. The biggest problem of the summer is turning out to be one of the actors—Terrance Cox has been making a nuisance of himself since the first weekend. One weekend Terrance is found dead in the nearby woods. His death was no accident, and Meg finds herself helping the local law enforcement track down the killer among the Faire volunteers. There is a long list of people who have grievances against Terrance. The question is which one of them finally had enough of the infuriating man.
THE FALCON ALWAYS WINGS TWICE is a great addition to the Meg Langslow series. As someone who has read the entire series, I have to say that it was nice to get away from Meg’s home and the usual cast of secondary characters. The change in location switched things up a bit. It was also good to see more of Meg the career woman and blacksmith. As usual, there was some standout humor in the novel—especially the description of how Rose Noire collects the wool for her homemade crafts.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.