There is a new character in Case of the Stuttering Parrot, by J.M. Poole (you've figured it out, haven't you) ... a parrot! A small, gentle grey parrot named Ruby. She and the dogs get along well. She has a few interesting things she learned from a previous owner, and does a startling good mimic of Zack's text message alert, but then she starts quoting Shakespeare. With a stutter. Now, parrots mimic, they say back something they've heard, so where is she hearing Shakespeare? And, while there is no active case at the moment, the dogs are already collecting 'Corgi Clues', and the humans have no idea why. There was a bank robbery, some distance away ... both the robbers and the money (a lot) have not been found. See how this all fits together in the 15th Corgi Case File book.

Christmas is coming, a busy time of year for the mail service. That has been severely disrupted by the kidnapping of drivers, theft of packages, and some rather dragon like damage done to the trucks. Not only that, there are counterfeit dragon baubles, dangerous ones, for sell on the internet. Now, dragons prefer keeping a low profile, would never resort to theft, and always make sure the real baubles are safe ... so who (or perhaps, what) is causing all these problems? Yule Be Sorry is the second book in the Beaufort Scales mystery series by Kim M. Watt. Don't wait until Christmas to read it!

Reading Hermit With Dog