A Valiant Deceit

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Weaving wartime intrigue, rural village life, and little-known historical facts about carrier pigeons in WWII, Stephanie Graves continues Olive Bright's adventures as a young pigeoneer conscripted to aid the fight against the Nazis. Returning to Pipley after her FANY training, Olive is eager to contribute more to the war effort. Her pigeons are now tasked with aiding the Belgian resistance, and she must select the best birds for the mission. To maintain secrecy, she pretends to be romantically involved with her superior, Captain Jameson Aldridge, complicating matters since she genuinely has feelings for him. The stakes rise when an instructor at Station XVII, a secret training school, is found dead in Balls Wood by a troop of Girl Guides. While the police deem Lieutenant Jeremy Beckett’s death an accident, Olive suspects foul play based on clues she discovers at the scene. Determined to investigate, she enlists the reluctant Jamie to help her solve the murder, potentially averting a threat to their intelligence efforts that could endanger the Belgians and her pigeons. Olive's journey intertwines personal challenges with the larger fight against the Nazis, revealing the complexities of loyalty, love, and courage in wartime.