Murder Most Fowl is a continuation of this long running mystery series. Amazing to be on book 29 with this time Meg Lanslow and her family hosting a traveling troupe of historic, medieval reenactors and a Shakespearean play in production. She seems to have her parents and visiting relatives cooking and cleaning for the actors. Seems so unlikely. her father is a retired doctor who can perform the autopsy. Her husband is the college professor leading the play production. Meg herself works as a blacksmith, forging tools or in this case a sword. There are many farm animals that need to be taken care of.
Thrown in are some vandalism and of course a murder. There are many plots happening concurrently. There are also a few Shakespearean facts and historical tidbits to keep the reader interested, as you are waiting to see the reveal of the murderer and the reason behind it. The play is Macbeth and the three witches and their caldron are off in the woods casting spells. There is a filmmaker who wants to make a documentary and keeps getting in the way and filming many turbulent scenes around the farm house. Many characters and many distractions to keep you off balance and not sure who the killer is.
Interesting but not compelling. Very cozy mystery.
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