To Kill a Hummingbird

For Amy Simms owner of Birds & Bees nothing is more important than impressing her old professor but this odd bird is about to fall to earth . . .<P>When her favorite ornithology professor comes calling Birds & Bees owner Amy Simms hangs six hummingbird feeders around the shop to welcome Professor Livingston with a flock of his favorite flying creatures. But Amy soon finds that the sugar water in the feeders brings more than a swarm of hummingbirds. It also attracts murder. <P>Professor Livingston is just as friendly as Amy remembers but something seems to be troubling him. When Amy pays him a visit that night she finds the professor slumped over a table with a pair of scissors buried in his neck. And standing over his body is Rose Smith the local bookseller who claims she killed him. But while the police believe they have a bird in hand Amy thinks the real killer may still be in the bush . . . <P><b>Praise for J.R. Ripley's Beignets Brides and Bodies</b> <P>A clever amusing cozy.-<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <P>Ripley's entertaining second series outing is a tasty option for foodie mystery fans of Sandra Balzo and Jessica Beck.- <i>Library Journal</i>