Terns of Endearment

I have always liked Donna Andrew's mysteries. Her titles alone always amuse me. This time the mystery takes place on a cruise ship with assorted sailing passengers and her nutty family. A passenger needs to research about medical examiners and CSI information, but alas, the wifi on the ship is out. No problem, Meg's father and cousin are on board the ship. Need some way to charge your phone or computer since the electricity out? No problem, Meg's brother and his girlfriend have a solar charger. With an apparent suicide and also a murder and a ship that is dead in the water, Meg and her family solves the case and saves the day, getting the ship up and running with the help of the Coast Guard.
This is another great mystery by Donna Andrews. She never fails keep the reader amused and intrigued. I have always liked all of her mysteries, and this one ranks right up there with as another great one. I highly recommend this mystery. It will keep you guessing to the end,

Another wonderful hit in a great series. I have been addicted to these books for a long time, and this one is no exception. Meg and the gang are on a cruise to Bermuda, when they suddenly end up stranded near the Bermuda Triangle. A couple people missing, one a supposed suicide, another body found in a closet, what is a girl to do? Highly recommend this book, series and author. Hard to put this one down!

I'm enjoying this series enough that I've gone back and started at the beginning. I really enjoy Meg's and Michael's relationship and how they work together to raise their kids and solve the mystery. The mysteries always keep me guessing.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review

A quirky and comedic adventure featuring the unflappable Meg Lanslow. On an educational cruise featuring her famous naturalist grandfather, her mystery addicted dad, a mother who can be an understudy for the royal family plus her patient husband and twin sons, Meg encounters several puzzling and dangerous events.
On her first day she meets a group of authors and befriends them. They are taking this trip to help then deal with the suicide of a fellow author and dear friend Nancy. She killed herself when she was accused of plagiarism by a self serving diva/writer named Desiree. Nancy had suffered from depression and these accusations drove her over the brink. The tight knit authors blame Desiree for their dear friend's death. Of course Desiree is aboard the cruise ship to everyone's dismay.
Meg's family is charming and eccentric. I love the dynamics with Meg being the glue that holds all the relatives together. The ship breaks down and the crew disappears with dangerous conditions arising from heat, lack of water and food spoilage.
More issues pile up. Desiree may have also committed suicide and another body is discovered. Meg and her family race around the clock to find help for the poor vacationers who are now alone and isolated.
Ms. Andrews is a wonderful writer and you can picture yourself on board this ship with Meg's unique family trying to make the best of a dire situation. This book can be read as a stand alone but having some background on the numerous characters from past novels would be helpful. I absolutely recommend this charming and fast paced mystery and urge you to join this family vacation. Reviews to be posted on Amazon, Goodreads, Kobo and Barnes and Noble.

Readers will set sea with Meg and her eccentric family in the newest adventure featuring the Langslow family. Meg, her husband and their twin boys, along with Meg's grandfather, father and mother, board a cruise ship heading towards Bermuda. Also aboard the ship is a group of writers that Meg meets on her first night aboard the cruise. As the ship nears the Bermuda Triangle, things start to go awry, ending in a stranded cruise ship without electricity and WiFi. In typical Landslow fashion, the family jumps into action, assisting where needed to provide help and comfort to the stranded vacationers. When the body of one of the members of the writing group is discovered, Meg feels compelled to assist in the investigation. Was it a suicide or was it something more sinister. With the assistance of her quirky family members, Meg is sure to get to the bottom of the mysterious death.
This high seas mystery novel was a great addition to a long standing and beloved mystery series. The Langslow family never fails to keep me entertained with their zany antics and comical diatribes. Although the plot is certainly out of the ordinary for every day life, the author keeps it within the realm of believability which I greatly appreciate. The mystery was engaging, inventive and not easily solved. Overall this was an enjoyable summer mystery featuring the endearing, if eccentric, Langslow family.

Donna Andrew's Terns of Endearment is all about a cruise gone wrong. A lot of Meg Langslow's family and friends are onboard a lesser-known cruise line when things start going horribly wrong.
Terns of Endearment was an original plot and I enjoyed that very much. I also liked the cruising part up to a point.
There were a lot of characters and I found that hard to keep up with at times. I also felt like the story drug in places.
This was not the best Donna Andrews' Meg Langslow mystery but was still entertaining and enjoyable.

Terms of Endearment is the twenty-fifth cozy mystery in this series and it didn't disappoint. This series has great characters that are well developed. A must read series of you like cozy mysteries.

The 25th book in the series another wonderful entertaining read .This is a wonderful series I’m looking forward to the next in series.#netgalley#st.martinsbooks,

Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews is the 25th book in the Meg Langslow series, and another great addition. Grandfather has agreed to give a series of lectures for a cruise line, and the family has come along for the ride. If anything can go wrong, it's going wrong on this cruise. Several laugh out loud moments. When a lady is reported overboard, the mystery begins. I love this series with all the quirky people and large family. The plot of the stories are always well written and developed and often make me laugh out loud. This book has more twists and turns, that kept me reading page after page. I strongly recommend this book and the whole series for anyone who likes well written cozy mysteries that are unique and delightful.

I reviewed an arc from Netgalley and St. Martin's Press. Thank you.

I am a huge Donna Andrews fan and have been for some time. While this book was different (took place,on a cruise ship instead of Caerphilly) it still had the same great characters with some new ones added into the mix. The plot was well written and left me reading well into the night, unable to put it down. I can't wait for the next installment!

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book is just as fun and entertaining as all of Donna Andrews' Meg Langslow stories are. Wonderfully written with great characters you feel right at home with. So if you want some laughs or just to put a smile on your face, pick up this book and enjoy!

I have been a fan of this series from the beginning. Meg’s family grabbed my attention and would not let go. Then there was Michael-what-a-waste and the idea of a modern female blacksmith. How could you not want to read this series?

In this book, Meg and family (and extended family, of course), set cruise on an educational cruise ship. Grandfather is the guest speaker and is given a special discount price, which induces just about every member of the clan to sashay up the gangplank and set sail.

Or rather, that is what the plan was to be. When things start going awry, the idea of a cruise loses a lot of its luster.

Luckily, between them, the family have the skills needed to get to the bottom of the ship’s problems.

As always, I found myself laughing out loud over and over again. Each time I read a new book in this series, I consider it the best so far. That’s saying a lot as we are now up to book 25.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

This series has really become a must buy for me and this newest mystery did not let me down! Meg's family has always played a role in the books but given the close quarters of the cruise ship they were very much front and center and lots of fun. As well we had a group of writers who really had me sold on the book. I have no interest in writing myself but I love the kind of behind the scenes feel of having a writer in the book. In this book we have a group of authors who write in varying genres which was really fun.



The mystery was solid which I've come to expect from Andrews and I wasn't let down. The mystery does get a bit convoluted now and then with all the characters and their big personalities but while I usually found this frustrating it worked here. I think it'd be impossible for Meg herself not to get distracted a time or two here having to run herd on her boys and her rather eccentric family. Frequently when characters are eccentric they're a bit over the top but this wasn't the case here. I can easily see Cousin Rose or Grandfather fitting into someone's family.



While this is book #25 in this series I really think you can jump in on this book without any problems. It's fun, and crazy with big personalities and intriguing mystery.

Meg and her family are on a cruise to support her grandfather, a renowned nature expert, as he gives nightly talks to the passengers. But suddenly they find themselves stranded near the Bermuda Triangle on a broken-down cruise ship, told a passenger is overboard, and quickly realizing the killer must be somewhere on board.

Meg and her family are really fun characters, with a lot of spirit and unique personalities. Andrews has included some great humor moments among the family members and the other passengers.

I also love the killer is among us trope, and I love that Andrews set her cozy mystery on a stranded cruise ship. The ending was surprising as well.

There always seemed to magically be a character who could fulfill whatever role (no matter how out there) that was needed at the moment. This seemed pretty contrived.

This was a fun, funny book with a clever mystery. Andrews' provided a fun escapist read perfect for summer.

I have enjoyed the Meg Langslow series form the beginning. Quirky fun family and mysteries. Love them all and this was a great addition.