The Legend of Diamond Lil: A J.J. Tully Mystery (J. J. Tully Mysteries)
&#8220;Fans of Cronin&#8217;s first J.J. Tully mystery, The Trouble with Chickens (2011), will welcome the return of retired search-and-rescue dog J.J. Tully, mother hen Moosh and her four chicks in this follow-up adventure .... Here&#8217;s hoping J.J. and company find more to puzzle over pronto.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)&#8220;Children who like a little bit of everything mixed into their reading, particularly mystery, adventure, and animals, will enjoy this book.&#8221; (School Library Journal)Praise for THE TROUBLE WITH CHICKENS: &#8220;Cronin brings her droll humor to the chapter book set with great success. Fast-paced and funny, with interesting vocabulary and a well-constructed plot, this is terrific fare for readers.&#8221; (Publishers Weekly (starred review))Praise for THE TROUBLE WITH CHICKENS: &#8220;The noirlike detective Tully and the funny chickens running around, well, like chickens make appealing characters, especially as drawn by Cornell, who knows how to get TV cartoon&#150;style humor out of the action.&#8221; (Booklist)