The Dickens & Christie Mystery series, by Kathy Manos Penn, book five, Castles, Catnip & Murder is just as good as the ones that came before. This time Leta is headed for a cat yoga retreat (!) for some relaxation. The dog comes along, too, as do the other women in the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency. When the corpse pose almost becomes permanent, and with the local police not all that interested, they jump in to solve the mystery. There's some fun Arthurian myths and legends, too.

The Homefront Sleuths Mystery series, by father/daughter team Anna Elliott and Charles Veley is called a "historical cozy mystery" right on the cover. This is an excellent description and I love all the history notes they include with their books. The third in the series, The Spitfire Murders, no surprise, explains how these planes were built during the war. Parts were manufactured 24 hours a day, mostly by women, with inspections and guards and so on to prevent sabotage, spies, etc. so when a night watchman ends up dead and then an inspector, it's worth checking out. Just what is in some of the boxes of parts being shipped out? What is that white powder? And why, in an abandoned house, is there evidence of boiling seaweed?

Reading Hermit With Dog