Olive Bright, Pigeoneer

A WW2 Historical Mystery Perfect for Book Clubs

An Olive Bright Mystery #1

by Stephanie Graves

Published by: Kensington

Imprint: Kensington

384 Pages, 5.49 x 8.24 x 0.93 in

ISBN: 9781496731548
On Sale: 12/28/2021
FICTION / Historical / World War II

$15.95 (USD)

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“Delightful.”—Kirkus Reviews

"Charming and exciting...the perfect cozy mystery, with a brilliant heroine you’re sure to adore."—Apple Books, Best of the Month Selection

Set 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...

Though 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.

The strangers who arrive in Pipley are not 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...

“Utterly charming… A marvelous read.” —Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of In the Shadow of Vesuvius

“Smart, energetic, and witty.” —Publishers Weekly

“A fresh, quirky, and charming new heroine.” —Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar-nominated Maggie Hope series

“Entertaining.” —Criminal Element

Stephanie Graves is the author of the Olive Bright mystery series and four romantic novels, written under the pseudonym Alyssa Goodnight. She lives in Houston with her family. Visit her online at msstephgraves.com.

Praise for Olive Bright, Pigeoneer

“Olive Bright, Pigeoneer 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.”
—Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of the Royal Spyness mysteries plus the #1 international bestselling The Tuscan Child

“From literary-themed pigeons to a cozy village seething with dark secrets and populated by a delightful cast of characters, Olive Bright, Pigeoneer is fresh, original, and sure to enchant. An absolute winner!”
—Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of A Murderous Relation

“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.”
—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar-nominated Maggie Hope series

“A delightful classic village mystery studded with little-known World War II facts: a promising series debut.”
—Kirkus Reviews

"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."
—Tasha Alexandra, NYT bestselling author of In the Shadow of Vesuvius

“[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.”
—Publishers Weekly

“An entertaining debut in a series that promises lots of wartime intrigue deftly intertwined with cozy village murder shenanigans.”
—Criminal Element

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