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A clean, humorous cozy mystery series featuring a sharp-witted amateur sleuth, small-town secrets, and birding adventures gone wrong. When widow Peg Howard starts a birding group in Pensacola to cope with empty-nest syndrome, she doesn’t expect to find herself solving murders. But with a keen eye for detail and plenty of time on her hands, Peg keeps uncovering clues others miss—and landing in the middle of dangerous investigations.

Set in Northwest Florida, with scenes at Fort Barrancas and Fort Pickens, this 3-book cozy mystery series delivers quirky characters, loyal friendships, and light humor—without graphic violence or romance.

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