LORD OF THE WINGS

Meg Langslow is facing double-duty while managing security for her town's Halloween festival and solving the mystery of why the Haunted House is attracting some truly ghoulish activity before it has even opened. The best part of this story is definitely narrator Bernadette Dunne, who captures with apparent ease a truly batty set of characters. Dunne's biggest trick is talking (intelligibly) like a man who is wearing fangs; her biggest treat is rendering personable and believable children's voices. But despite the presence of fangs, the humor that Andrews's novels are known for lacks its usual bite here. Even fans of this cozy series are unlikely to consider this Langslow outing among their favorites. K.W. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2015]