Do you understand cricket? I sure don't (okay, no surprise, I know very little about most sports). ;-) It is a much loved sport in England though,and especially, it seems, in the 1920's. And that's where the murder takes place in Death at the Jolly Cricketer, book 7 of the Veronica Vale Investigates mysteries by Kitty Kildare. It's at the pub, after the match, and the body is found at the bottom of the stairs into the cellar. Sir Gerald was a prominent member of society, who would do him in? In addition to working out all the twists and turns of the mystery (scandal, grudges, betrayals) Veronica is worried about her friend, Ruby, who is missing. This has been a fun series.

Here's another subject about which I know very little ... coffee! A brother and sister have moved back to their small home town and have opened a fun little shop were folks can get an amazing array of coffees and pet shelter dogs in need of adoption. No Filter is book one in the Barks & Beans Cafe Mystery series by Heather Day Gilbert. The local golf instructor has been murdered and Macy (the sister) had taken on his dog ... a Great Dane. She finds a mysterious message sewn to the underside of his collar. She hides it in a 'safe place' in her old family home ... good thing since some one breaks in, looking for it, and takes the dog. She copies the message off for her own keeping and gives the original to the local police. She does her own investigating, too, of course! Not a bad start.

Reading Hermit With Dog