Donna Andrews has long been an author I turn to when I am looking for a light-hearted mystery populated with mildly eccentric characters. Her latest, The Nightingale Before Christmas, fulfills all expectations. Here Meg is supervising the production of a designer show case house in her local town. Keeping the designers in line is, to use a hackneyed cliché, like herding cats. Things are complicated as the opening looms by the murder of one of the participating designers. Will Meg figure out who killed the much hated Clay? Will they get the show house open in time? Will Meg find time for her unusually heavy burden of social activities? Read the book to find out.Recommended for readers who like mysteries with a humorous twist.
