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Terns of Endearment
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Series: Meg Langslow, Book 25
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire
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Publisher's Summary
Meg's grandfather has been booked to give lectures on a cruise as part of the education/entertainment itinerary, and he's arranged for a passel of family members to join him. The passengers’ vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when they wake up to find themselves broken down and in need of repairs. Things get even worse when a crew member announces to all that a woman has jumped overboard, leaving behind her shoes, shawl, and a note. The note reveals she's a disliked member of a writers' group onboard for a retreat, and the group is split on whether this is in-character for her.
The captain decides not to investigate, saying he'll notify American authorities when they reach their destination. But Meg's father decides they need to look into whether there was possible foul play while the prime suspects are all stuck on board. It'll be a race against the clock to solve this mystery before they make the necessary repairs and return to shore.
Critic Reviews
"Narrator Bernadette Dunne expertly establishes a personal connection between listeners and the passengers on a cruise ship that breaks down in the Caribbean.... Through Dunne's seamless performance, listeners feel the passengers' dread, disgust, and, finally, outrage over the incompetence of the cruise line. Dunne will have listeners cheering as they mutiny to fix solve the possible murder, along with the problems with the ship." (AudioFile Magazine)
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- G. White
- 10-08-19
Most disappointing Meg Langslow story
Donna Andrews. Terns of Endearment
We select mystery stories for different reasons. I certainly look for a good mystery but the relationships among the characters is as important. I have listen to seventeen or eighteen Meg Langslow books. They are typically quite charming in a quirky way. The descriptions of her family are especially engaging and leading me often to wish I were a member of that fictional family. Especially amazing is how Bernadette Dunne skillfully keeps the voices of the many family members distinctive.
The best of her books are, The Good, The Bad and The Emus, Some Like It Hawk and The Nightingale Before Christmas. I have listened each of to these more than once. There have been some books that were not up to the standards of the above books such as Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos, Cockatiels at Seven and How the Finch Stole Christmas. I would not recommend any of these.
Most recently I purchased Terns of Endearment. Meg and her family are aboard a cruise ship curtesy of Meg’s grandfather, who has been scheduled for a series of lectures on various aspects of wildlife. Tragically, the ship has become stalled somewhere on its way to Bermuda. There are increasingly limited resources like food and power, connection to the internet and services from the cruise staff. The story is dreary and depressing without any of the quirky circumstances more typical of Andrews’s stories. The plot, as far as I got is not interesting . This is the only Donna Andrews books I could not finish.
I certainly will try another book because I have enjoyed so many..
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- Dawn
- 08-12-19
Another great installment
Donna Andrews has written another great installment in her Meg Langston series. All the usual characters were present as well as a few new enjoyable characters. I always look forward to enjoying Meg’s latest adventures. If you are new to this series I highly recommend starting with book 1, Murder with Peacocks.
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- Jan
- 08-06-19
And now I have the pre order!
verbal-humor, situational-humor, family-dynamics, murder-investigation, cruise-ship, amateur-sleuth
***** A noted wildlife lecturer with entourage, an MD/ME, a holistic practitioner, a tech geek, a CSI tech, Meg Langslow with husband and twins, three popular fiction writers and one marketable but despicable one, a tippling captain, a full complement of passengers, and an overworked crew. What could possibly go wrong between Baltimore and Bermuda? Well, a suspected suicide, the cruise ship becoming disabled with no electricity or WiFi or water service while in the Bermuda Triangle, and that's just for starters. Great sleuthing with twists and red herrings abound in a real groan of a good book!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from St Martin's Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank You!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-19-21
Wonderful
Almost perfect. Does not take a tern for the worst. How can you not laugh when Meg's mother takes charge to fix everything; by tasking Meg who is up to the challenge.
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- MT
- 08-27-20
fun change of setting
Very good mystery and I loved the change of scenery and lots of new characters. Please keep them coming!
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- Mary Ann
- 09-09-19
Murder and Suicide on the Ocean
Meg's grandfather, Dr, Blake, has decided to start touring and giving lectures on cruise ships. When they get to the pier things start to go wrong right away. Meg is standing guard over the luggage and is getting frustrated that it still has not been loaded. Then when she finally gets on board, she goes to a restaurant/bar on the ship to get a drink and try to relax before they take off. She is invited to join the authors at their table as three men who are acting boorishly try to convince her to join them. As they start their second day, the ship stops. It is not moving, there is no electricity and no water and the food is becoming dangerous. As they start the second day, they find that the one author who came on the ship has disappeared and may have committed suicide, they find the body of the engineer and soon Meg and her mother get passengers organized to run the whole thing until they can get the coast guard to believe them and send help.
This story was just as fun in some ways, but makes me think I definitely do not want to ever go on a cruise!
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- ANNA KNUDSEN
- 09-03-19
Not her best
Meh ganglia gets to take a cruise but of course the whole family goes also. It's an interesting setging, but poorly fleshed. There is a twist at the end, but just was not quite the author's best work
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- Mercy Phalen
- 08-27-19
One of the Best in the Series
Possibly stuck in the Bermuda Triangle, missing passengers, a lot of mystery, fun, good plot, and great characters.