Feisty heroine in new cozy mystery series

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This book is the perfect cozy historical mystery. I’m excited to read the rest of the series and hoping to see more of Olive and Captain Aldridge - though this book can stand alone.

In small-town Britain, twenty-something Olive Bright is struggling to keep her pigeon loft going and find her place in the war effort. When she’s offered the chance to supply pigeons for a top secret agency, she jumps at the chance, despite the fact that she will have to lie to her own family about it. She challenges her liaison, the handsome Captain Aldridge, at every turn, fighting for a larger part in the secret missions. And when the village busybody turns up dead after eating a mysterious cake at the town dance, Olive is determined to follow up on every clue.

I loved the heroine, Olive. She’s feisty, fearless and addicted to Agatha Christie mysteries. Her snappy dialogue with Captain Aldridge kept making me smile.

The setting is perfect. It captures that small town feel where people think they know everything about everyone, but deep, dark secrets still manage to be hidden. And everyone in this town seems to have some sort of secret - with some being deadlier than others!

I’m definitely reading the next one to see what mystery Olive may tackle next!

Thank you to BookishFirst and the publisher for the advance review copy of this book.