{"product_id":"olive-bright-pigeoneer-isbn-9781496731548","title":"Olive Bright, Pigeoneer","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Delightful.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Charming and exciting...the perfect cozy mystery, with a brilliant heroine you’re sure to adore.\"—Apple Books, Best of the Month Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in a charming British village during World War II, Stephanie Graves’ debut mystery introduces Olive Bright, a spirited young pigeon fancier who finds herself at the heart of a baffling murder...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough war rages across mainland Europe and London is strafed by German aircraft, the little village of Pipley in Hertfordshire bustles along much as it always has. Adrift since her best friend, George, joined the Royal Air Force, twenty-two-year-old Olive Bright fills her days by helping at her father’s veterinary practice and tending to her beloved racing pigeons. Desperate to do her bit, Olive hopes that the National Pigeon Service will enlist Bright Lofts’ expertise, and use their highly trained birds to deliver critical, coded messages for His Majesty’s Forces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe strangers who arrive in Pipley are \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e from the NPS. Instead, Jameson Aldridge and his associate are tied to a covert British intelligence organization known as Baker Street. If Olive wants her pigeons to help the war effort, she must do so in complete secrecy. Olive readily agrees, but in the midst of her subterfuge, local busybody Miss Husselbee is found dead outside Olive’s pigeon loft. Is the murder tied to Olive’s new assignment? Or did Miss Husselbee ferret out a secret shameful enough to kill for? With the gruff, handsome Jameson as an unlikely ally, Olive intends to find out—but homing in on a murderer can be a deadly business...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Utterly charming… A marvelous read.” —Tasha Alexander, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Vesuvius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Smart, energetic, and witty.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A fresh, quirky, and charming new heroine.” —Susan Elia MacNeal, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Edgar-nominated Maggie Hope series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Entertaining.” —\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOlive Bright, Pigeoneer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eOlive Bright, Pigeoneer\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect escape read for troubled times. The classic village mystery with its quirky cast of characters, including pigeons, plus the heightened danger of WWII.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rhys Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Royal Spyness mysteries plus the #1 international bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Tuscan Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“From literary-themed pigeons to a cozy village seething with dark secrets and populated by a delightful cast of characters, \u003ci\u003eOlive Bright, Pigeoneer\u003c\/i\u003e is fresh, original, and sure to enchant. An absolute winner!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Deanna Raybourn\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Murderous Relation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Readers will flock to engaging young Olive Bright and her racing pigeons, who send secret messages for British Intelligence—as well as solve a village murder. Inspired by little-known (and true!) facts of World War II, Graves brings us a fresh, quirky, and charming new heroine.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Susan Elia MacNeal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Edgar-nominated Maggie Hope series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A delightful classic village mystery studded with little-known World War II facts: a promising series debut.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stephanie Graves’ debut novel is utterly charming, written in the spirit of the best classic mysteries and peppered with delightful literary references. Its daring heroine, Olive Bright, who is equal measures smart, bold, and quirky, leads a cast of unforgettable characters readers will take to in an instant. A marvelous read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Tasha Alexandra\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Vesuvius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] enjoyable series launch . . . Graves smoothly integrates the little-known story of the wartime pigeon service into the intriguing plot. Readers will look forward to seeing more of smart, energetic, and witty Olive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An entertaining debut in a series that promises lots of wartime intrigue deftly intertwined with cozy village murder shenanigans.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Graves\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the WWII-set Olive Bright Mysteries as well as four novels under the pseudonym Alyssa Goodnight. As a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, she worked in Austin as a product engineer on automotive application microcontrollers before returning to Houston and becoming the mom of two boys.  She is a self-professed connoisseur of British mysteries of all sorts and has done extensive research on the little-known role of pigeons during the war, as well as the Special Operations Executive, particularly their school for sabotage, Station XVII: Brickendonbury Manor. Please visit her online at MsStephGraves.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301858005221,"sku":"NP9781496731548","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781496731548.jpg?v=1767734059","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/olive-bright-pigeoneer-isbn-9781496731548","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}