The second Veronica Vale Investigates book by Kitty Kildare, is Death at the Drunken Duck. Set in London in 1920, Veronica writes obituaries for the local paper. She'd like to do more, but even this job ... well, let's just say, some (mostly men) take exception to a woman doing a man's job, especially now that the war is over. Still, when her best friend's brother is accused of murder, she (and her loyal dog Benji) step in to help prove his innocence. The author includes historic notes at the end, I start there. :-)

Do you know much about pigeon racing? I didn't, but I learned more in Murder Flies the Coop, the second Beryl and Edwina Mystery by Jessica Elliott. These two make a great team: one Brit and a 'proper' woman (mostly, she has her moments ...) and one a saucy American staying in England because of Prohibition at home. They are old school chums happily getting reacquainted. Each brings different talents and skills to their investigations. In this case, money, and jewels are missing along with one member of the local pigeon racing club. His body is found in his pigeon coop. Follow along as they put all the clues together. A fun series!

Reading Hermit With Dog