Chickadee Chickadee Bang Bang by author J.R. Ripley is Delightful!

Chickadee Chickadee Bang Bang   by author J.R. Ripley is Delightful! Another cozy mystery with Amy Simms as the shop owner of Birds & Bees who gets caught up in solving murders in Ruby Lake, NC.As Amy is leading her group on a birding walk around Ruby Lake, the conversation turns to the Fall Festival Classic car and Tractor Show. There is a long standing rivalry among the entrants in the past so this year Amy listens to the chatter among the group about who will enter and the possible winner. The conversation turns to the town eccentric, Chick Sherman inventor and mechanic who brags he will enter the ultimate car for the show.
Later Amy purchases a beautiful antique print from a local shop which she later believes to be an authentic Audubon, not a reproduction. Before the day is over, her print mysteriously goes missing from her shop counter! Her interest is sparked and she does a bit of research about the value of the print.  Amy decides to snoop around a bit, to look for other Audubon prints and to purchase some books she saw in the cluttered shop. She does not find other prints or the books, but she does find the body of Chick Sherman under one of his cars.
As the story progresses we meet characters who all have secrets or something to hide. It is getting dangerous for Amy as she continues to search for answers and solve the murder.
I personally love the mystery and wit. I am a birder, too, so the whole theme of the book was very enjoyable!