A Courage Undimmed

The third installment in the acclaimed, new, international World War II mystery series featuring pigeoneer, Olive Bright.

British pigeoneer Olive Bright is proud of the role her racing birds have played in the war effort and has hopes of becoming an agent herself . . . but first there is a baffling murder to solve.

In the cold, dark days of November 1941, fewer pigeons are being conscripted for missions into occupied Europe and Olive fears her covert program may be dropped altogether. In fact, the new CO of the Baker Street intelligence operation has expressed his doubts regarding her birdsnot to mention Olive herselfand assigned her to a far more insignificant role: escort to a visiting officer of the Royal Navy Intelligence Special Branch.

She's none too keen on her assignment or her chargethe aloof and arrogant Lieutenant Commander Ian Flemingbut the last place she expects to accompany him is to a séance. While he remains tight-lipped about his reasons for attending the séance, his arrival with Olive raises eyebrows as she is still maintaining the ruse of dating Captain Jameson Aldridge. When murder occurs before her very eyes, Olive must trust her own instincts and not rule out anyone as a suspectincluding the secretive Flemingfor one of them is harboring a hidden deadly agenda.

"The historical facts, engaging mystery, and the clever and charming Olive Bright put this series on my list of auto-buys!" Dianne Freeman, Agatha and Lefty awardwinning author of The Countess of Harleigh mysteries

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