St. Patrick is credited with driving all the snakes out of Ireland. How did he do that? Did he get all of them? And if one was missed, what happened to it? The Last Snake: a Story About St. Patrick, by Sheila MacGill-Callah and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand will answer all these questions. Fun!

Kilt at the Highland Games, by Kaitlyn Dunnett is the most recent of the delightful mysteries set in Moosetookalook, Maine. As time draws near for the annual Celtic Festival things start to go wrong: there's a fire that destroys a local business, the murder of a local resident (okay, so he's not much loved) (!), someone breaks into the Post Office ... and more. How are these events all connected? Are they? Love the twist at the end involving the rather nasty visitor/customer to the Scottish Emporium! A nice series, especially if you are fond of plaid and bagpipes. :-)

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