No One Notices the Boys is the second of the Baker Street Inquiry books by Michelle Birkby and it was an excellent read! Once again Mrs. Hudson and Mary Watson find themselves investigating cases that no one else is pursuing. Odd deaths on a hospital ward, and missing boys (rather sad, this one). Mrs. Hudson is sure she saw the patient in the next bed be smothered, but since it was night, and she was on medications even she wasn't 100% certain of what she saw. And the boys ... there were facilities to help homeless families, and girls ... but not boys, so when they go missing, who will notice? Or care? I'm hoping for more in this series.

To give them a rest from the murder they helped solve, Myrtle and Miss Judson (and the cat, Peony) have been sent to the English seaside for a break. They are guests of the owner of the railway, and the small seaside village they will be visiting. (Think pots of money). The daughter shows off an impressive tiara, filled with priceless jewels ... the lights go off ... it is stolen ... and then the woman, sent from the insurance company to be sure it has been secured properly and so forth (which it wasn't) is found dead. So ... this 'vacation' will be anything but a nice break! How to Get Away With Myrtle is the second in the Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery series by Elizabeth C. Bunce. Again, a grand adventure, with great clues, and good characters. I stayed up late to finish it!

Reading Hermit With Dog