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Olive Bright, Pigeoneer
Olive Bright, Pigeoneer | Stephanie Graves
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Set in a charming British village during World War II, Stephanie Graves' new charming historical mystery introduces Olive Bright, a spirited young pigeon fancier who finds herself at the heart of a baffling murder... Though war rages across mainland Europe and London is strafed by German aircraft, the little village of Pipley in Hertfordshire bustles along much as it always has. Adrift since her best friend, George, joined the Royal Air Force, twenty-two-year-old Olive Bright fills her days by helping at her father's veterinary practice and tending to her beloved racing pigeons. Desperate to do her bit, Olive hopes that the National Pigeon Service will enlist Bright Lofts' expertise, and use their highly trained birds to deliver critical, coded messages for His Majesty's Forces. The strangers who arrive in Pipley are not from the NPS. Instead, Jameson Aldridge and his associate are tied to a covert British intelligence organization known as Baker Street. If Olive wants her pigeons to help the war effort, she must do so in complete secrecy. Tired of living vicariously through the characters of her beloved Agatha Christie novels, Olive readily agrees. But in the midst of her subterfuge, the village of Pipley is dealing with another mystery. Local busybody Miss Husselbee is found dead outside Olive's pigeon loft. Is the murder tied to Olive's new assignment? Or did Miss Husselbee finally succeed in ferreting out a secret shameful enough to kill for? With the gruff, handsome Jameson as an unlikely ally, Olive intends to find out--but homing in on a murderer can be a deadly business...
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Jaimelire
Olive Bright, Pigeoneer | Stephanie Graves
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I enjoyed this book. Set in a small village in England during WWII, Olive plays detective trying to figure out who killed the town gossip. She also gets recruited as a pigeoneer, her contribution to the war effort. I think I will continue to book 2 of this series.

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robinb
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I enjoyed this more than expected! Olive is a 22 yo young woman living with her parents in the small village of Pipley during WW2. She assists her veterinarian dad and manages their racing pigeon loft. She is asked by a nearby top-secret training base to provide pigeon support. Meanwhile, the local busybody dies under mysterious circumstances, and Olive begins to unearth villagers‘ secrets as she investigates the death. This was more in-depth 🔻

robinb and engrossing than I was expecting (funnier too!), and I found myself admiring the spunky heroine as she struggles with lying to those around her to protect the secret base while pretending to be in a romantic relationship with her liaison Captain Aldridge as a cover. The villagers are also well defined and provide a nice backdrop for the series. 🔻 3y
robinb I was also glad to learn more about the important role the pigeon played during war and some interesting tidbits about their habits, their lofts, etc.
Looking forward to the second one. 4/5⭐️
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candc320
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This was a cute, cozy mystery that, while not what I was necessarily expecting, was enjoyable nonetheless. I tend to like grittier, tense historical fiction that I can‘t help but devour. This was more of an easy and enjoyable story with plucky characters getting into scrappy situations. It was also fun getting a look into a close knit, small English village and the secrets the inhabitants try to hide from each other. 🌟🌟🌟