Mildred Abbott

Bickering Birds - Cozy Corgi Mysteries Mildred Abbott

Rocky Mountain National Park has it all: rugged peaks, pine-scented forests, enchanting bird-watching locations, and... murder. The Cozy Corgi bookshop finally opens, and Winifred Page and her headstrong corgi, Watson, are ready to welcome their first patrons. With her new best friend, Katie, creating heavenly pastries in the bakery on the top floor of the store, Fred's dreams are all coming together in delicious and unexpected ways. When Katie caters a meeting of the Feathered Friends Brigade and drags Fred along, they expect nothing more than loquacious chatter about birds as they endeavor to build a professional relationship with the owner of the wild bird shop. Fred and Katie are quickly roped into a moonlight snowshoeing hike in hopes of spotting a rare owl. While the endangered bird proves elusive... the murdered man in the snow is hard to miss. Fred's growing relationship with Sergeant Wexler hits a snag when he forbids her from donning her sleuth hat yet again. But Fred is a lot like her corgi-she doesn't like being told what to do, even if it puts an end to a possible romance. As Fred and Watson delve into the lives of the ornithological club members, the tangled birds' nest of an investigation makes Fred wonder if she should have left this one to the police. But when feathers begin to fly, Fred has no choice but to flush out a killer...