Diamond Lil comes to live next door to J.J. Tully but she comes with a secret.  While the two of them strike up a friendship it seems as though J.j. is right not to trust her.  When he finds out her secret he realizes the danger they were all in.

I love this series.  Vincent the Funnel turns informant this time around.  Lil is not what she seems.  The chicks are as wild as ever and Mama Chicken is, indeed, a broody hen.  I loved the story.

I hope more stories about J. J. Tully are coming.  I just love the 1940's gumshoe style.

JJ Tully, a retired search-and-rescue dog, is called on by a mother chicken who wants him to find her missing chicks.  He sets out to train her remaining chicks on search and rescue skills but he must become move involved than he wanted to find those chicks as well.

I loved this story!  JJ talks like a 1940's film noir gumshoe.  The villain, Vincent the Funnel (is that not a great nickname?), talks like a 1930's gangster.  The story is hilarious.  Mama chicken and her chicks are precious.  It's not just the chicks that learn.  I look forward to more in this series.