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Olive Bright, Pigeoneer

By: Stephanie Graves
Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
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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. Tired of living vicariously through the characters of her beloved Agatha Christie novels, Olive readily agrees. But in the midst of her subterfuge, the village of Pipley is dealing with another mystery. 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 finally succeed in ferreting 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... Crime Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense Murder Fiction War Village
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good story war spies interwoven with blackmail murder,love and heartbreak. Especially good and interesting

intriguing

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Such a shame, but an hour in and the Americanisms are driving me mad.
It's a promising story, but peppered with tell tale errors, and mispronunciation.
Breeze Norton?! Lord help us.
Shall I grit my teeth and press on?!

I can't carry on!

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The role of pigeons, always knowing they had fulfilled great functions in war time but never really understanding how!

Pigeons

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A nicely written story apart from a few Americanisms, inclusion of current day words & phrases and a couple of mispronounciations. Overall , I enjoyed the story and had to look up what a FANY is. The story created a good wartime snippet of village life. I think the main character would have, by her age, already been called up by Govt Order to sign up for 'war work'.

Engaging and entertaining

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The childlike narration made this novel even more confusing..just who is it aimed at? It seems like a book written for young adults but is totally uninspiring. I downloaded it because it was free on audible and am very glad I didn’t pay for it. Only got about a third of the way in it as I simply couldn’t stay focused

Who exactly is this book aimed at?

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