From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes the latest laugh-out-loud mystery about big trouble in a small town…What’s better than one King Vulture? Two, of course!Merry Wrath, former CIA turned Girls Scout troop leader, is over the moon when her wacky taxidermist sisters-in-law present her with a stuffed King Vulture named Nellie Lou. But while the bird is beautiful, the deceased … beautiful, the deceased vulture has a secret past that leads to unanticipated trouble—ranging from a bad LSD trip to actually tripping over a dead body in Merry’s garage!
When a bizarre pair of men named Mr. Sun and Mr. Moon start lurking about, and Central Iowa is plagued with a rash of taxidermied animal thefts, Merry wonders how she’s once again managed to get in the middle of it all. It doesn’t help that she has to mentor a younger troop with two unmotivated leaders and a kid who experiments with napalm.
With an arrogant mayor causing trouble, her house being trashed, and a dangerous kidnapping, Merry has to figure out who the killer is before Nellie Lou isn’t the only dead thing in her life.
Merry Wrath Mysteries:
Merit Badge Murder – book #1
Mint Cookie Murder – book #2
Scout Camp Mystery – short story in the “Killer Beach Reads” collection
Marshmallow S’More Murder – book #3
Movie Night Murder – book #4
Mud Run Murder – book #5
Fishing Badge Murder – short story in the “Pushing Up Daisies” collection
Motto for Murder – book #6
Map Skills Murder – book #7
Mean Girl Murder – book #8
Marriage Vow Murder – book #9
Mystery Night Murder – book #10
Meerkats and Murder– book #11
Make Believe Murder – book #12
Maltese Vulture Murder – book #13
Musket Ball Murder – book #14
What critics are saying about Leslie Langtry’s books:
“I laughed so hard I cried on multiple occasions while reading MARSHMALLOW S’MORE MURDER! Girl Scouts, the CIA, and the Yakuza… what could possibly go wrong?”
~ Fresh Fiction
“Darkly funny and wildly over the top, this mystery answers the burning question, ‘Do assassin skills and Girl Scout merit badges mix…”
~ RT BOOKreviews
“Mixing a deadly sense of humor and plenty of sexy sizzle, Leslie Langtry creates a brilliantly original, laughter-rich mix of contemporary romance and suspense.”
~ Chicago Tribune
“Langtry gets the fun started from page one with a myriad of clever details.”
~ Publisher’s Weekly
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Another fun adventure with Merry Wrath & her troop. This series never fails to make me laugh & keep me reading until the end. I look forward to many more adventures.
In Maltese Vulture Murder the twins finally give Merry a gift she appreciates – a stuffed King Vulture named Nellie Lou! That is when the fun begins! The usual characters plus some new baddies and a convoluted plot kept my interest from the beginning. These books are just so entertaining. If you have not met Merry, you should do so immediately!
Maltese Vulture Murder earns 5/5 King Vultures…Absolutely Entertaining!
In-laws can be odd, weird even, but Merry’s sisters-in-law may just be the gold standard. Twins loving Randi and evil Ronni are artists who own the Ferguson Taxidermy using their unique artistry, and a few dead creatures, to create inspired dioramas like Battle of Gettysburg all in snakes or Game of Thrones depicted with lemurs. Recently one of their very first projects had been returned, a King Vulture in all its swooping glory, and knowing Merry’s, and her troop’s, personal affinity for the real-life King Vulture at the local zoo on loan from the Smithsonian (It actually saved her life!), this particular work of art finds its way into Merry’s possession! However, it’s break-ins, thefts, strange men, hallucinations, and another dead body that turns up this drama…way up!
Brilliant! I am an eager fan of Leslie Langtry and her Merry Wrath series greatly entertained by her writing style full of descriptive language, dialogue fitting the various personalities, nail-biting peril, and an often snarky humor I totally enjoy. The world she has created is filled with a diverse bunch of characters from admirable and talented to quirky, devious, and just plain up to no good. Predicaments, often perilous, include everything in the federal statues and like a roller coaster ride with twist and turns, ups and downs, my head was spinning, but in the end I couldn’t wait to repeat the whole experience. There was plenty of weirdness, mysterious people, suspects, but many seem more local than part of an international gang out for Merry’s head. The Girl Scouts seem better suited to this particular investigation spending some of their valuable skills devising and executing plans to find a mate for Mr. Fancy Pants, the zoo’s real-life King Vulture. One needs to suspend disbelief since no parent would really want their child learning effective stalking techniques….it’s just plain fun! I highly recommend this series!
Merry Wrath, ex-spy and Girl Scout leader with two very creative taxidermist sisters-in-law. She’s not your typical small town Iowa resident and this isn’t your typical mystery. It’s funny, quirky and crazy with a surprise twist at the end.
I’ve read all 13 Merry Wrath Mysteries and it is one of my favorite series. Author Leslie Langtry has an amazing imagination.
Another huge hit in the Merry Wrath Mysteries series. The crazy antics of Merry Wrath in Who’s There, Iowa keep getting better and better. The entire lovable cast of characters is back and once again Rex and Merry have murder and mystery in their small town, wait, in their garage! Merry is gifted a beautiful stuffed King Vulture named Nellie Lou from her crazy sisters in law and suddenly the stuffed bird and others start disappearing. The pages are full of crazy theories, outrageous scouting adventures, and a mystery worthy of turning pages all through the night. Hugely entertaining and fun you can’t miss with a Merry Wrath mystery!
I was provided with an ARC of this book by the publisher for my honest review.
So much CRAZY! Given half a chance those girl scouts could take over a third world country with a toothpick! The scary part is now they have young prodigies to help them. I’m just hoping they channel all that… lets say energy into getting Mr. Fancy Pants a girlfriend.
Could there be a soulmate for Mr. Fancy Pants? Anything is possible! This book adds a little more personality with Merry’s sisters-in-law, Randi and Ronni, who are a bigger part of the story this time. Plus, add in plenty of action when a stuffed vulture causes all kinds of havoc. Leslie Langtry continues to amaze me with her humor and ability to write bizarre situations and make them seem like normal day-to-day life with Merry Wrath/Ferguson! I just loved this book, and can’t wait for the next one in this series. Plus, little Betty just seems to be getting smarter and smarter (and more dangerous) with each book.
This cozy has it all! No spoilers in this review, but here’s what you need to know: This book is absolutely fun, hilarious, full of madcap and mayhem along with a mystery to rival the best of mysteries, and a cast of characters that compare to no others! Although it may be helpful to have read the Merry Wrath mysteries before, it’s NOT necessary to completely enjoy this book. The story is so engaging, and the characters so well developed (and have you actively imagining the connections) you will have no trouble figuring out all the relationships and discovering the characters that you love to love and love to hate. Everything about this book screams read me now, and trust me when I tell you, you won’t be sorry! The stuffed bird angle is so original, it makes you wonder how the author’s mind comes up with this stuff. I can’t even tell you about how many laugh out loud moments there are, but they just make you want to swipe the pages till the end…then, sadly you have to wait for the next madcap mystery installment of Merry and the gang! I received an advanced copy of this book and am delighted to provide my honest review.
Love this series, and Merry is the best! A really fun read with lots of twists and turns.I received an ARC from the publisher for purposes of an unbiased review. T loved the book and you will too!