I am seriously considering moving to Ruby Lake! They have more fun events than any small town I have ever lived in!

It's time for the annual Fall Festival with the Tractor and Car Show being one of the most popular and competitive events.

As our Amy is leading a group of birdwatchers in the park most of the group is looking at a Chickadee in the tree. Karl and Floyd however have spotted something white and teal that definitely is not a bird, but a '57 Chevy Bel Air going down the street.

Karl and Floyd soon have Amy taking them to find their own oldie but goodie so for once they can be part of the parade of cars. Even Amy's sweetie and her neighbor Paul have caught the car fever.

When Amy decides to sneak a peek at this mysterious El Morroco that Chick supposedly has the first person she runs into is Chick. Plan fouled. But when she returns to find her cell phone she finds Chick dead under the coveted car.

By now even the police chief is used to Amy snooping around crime scenes, so at least she isn't being kept out of the loop, but there are always some shady folks hanging around this tiny town and the suspect list even includes some locals. But don't worry because our girl Amy will peck around like a bird after a worm until she finds the truth!

We are in book 5 in this series now and the characters are developing nicely and I learned about another lovely bird. 

Job well done Mr. Ripley!

Netgalley/Kensington/Lyrical Underground    Release Date is September 12, 2017

I didn't connect to the characters like I've done in the previous books. I enjoy the premise but this book is lack chemistry to me

A charming mystery set in a small town in North Carolina where Amy Simms is the owner of Birds and Bees, a shop specializing in bird supplies. She is taking a group out for a bird walk one morning shortly before the Fall Harvest Festival, but rather than looking at and talking about birds, the men in the group are all looking at and talking about the vintage cars that will be featured at the festival. They are especially interested in a secret car that Chick is supposed to be entering. When Amy and her friend Kim are out near Chick's farm they try to steal a glance at the secret car, but are found out and have to leave quickly. in their haste Amy drops her cell phone and when she realizes later that night that it is missing she goes back to Chick's farm to search for it and finds his dead body, lying under a classic car he was renovating. It turns out that he was murdered and Amy's friend Paul thinks he will be the chief suspect so he pleads with Amy to investigate as she has been involved with prior murder investigations. This is a fast paced mystery with down to earth characters, a charming setting and a glimpse of small town living. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

A fun mystery, and really liked the details of the bird-watching. The car obsession bored me a bit, but that is just me. Really liked the characters, the story line, and the writing. A fun summer book, that is easy to pick up and put down. Highly recommend this book.