Ah, this is more like it! Meg has found her stride in book number five. She and Michael attend a fan convention devoted to the tv show that he has a role in. The bitchy main character is murdered and her body is discovered by, who else, Meg. Being the ultra-capable, over-responsible and busy-brained woman that she is, Meg begins sorting through the evidence and interviewing the witnesses, all the while claiming that she is doing no such thing.
Some bright spark organizing the conference thought the jungle themed decorations would be improved by the presence of monkeys and parrots. Both are highly intelligent animals, highly motivated to escape, which they do immediately. Monkey business ensues. And the parrots of the title make themselves known.
The author must have fun researching all the various subjects that feature in these books. In this case, politics of television casts, the ownership of large cats, the drawing of comic books, and the care & feeding of a convention and its denizens. Obscure bits of knowledge must lodge in her brain, only to be produced when needed. Hey presto!
Great fun and Andrews discovered her title shtick with this volume. Not only Meg, but Donna Andrews has found her stride here.
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