Donna Andrews is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors. Every year she writes a Christmas-based mystery. Owl Be Home For Christmas is centered around a scientific conference about owls taking place right before the holidays. Of course there are owls, of course there is a blizzard, of course there is a murder and, of course, Meg Langslow's large family lets the fun fly while solving the murder. This is a very relaxing, fast read to keep you cozy and laughing during the holidays. Some of her other Christmas reads are The Gift of the Magpie, Lark, the Herald Angels Sing, and Six Geese A-Slaying.Publisher description:
It's a few days before Christmas, and Meg's grandfather is hosting a scientific conference on owls at the Caerphilly Inn. Most of the family are there, ... including Meg's grandmother Cordelia--invited by Grandfather in a rare gesture of peacemaking, to share her expertise on rehabilitating large birds, including owls. An unexpectedly severe snow storm traps the conference-goers in the hotel, and one of the visiting ornithologists is murdered. Even if Caerphilly is able to clear the roads in time, Chief Burke doesn't want the various suspects to scatter to half a dozen continents before he identifies the killer.