Warning at One

She's worked through all of the days of the week, turning up clues and scrubbing up both messes and murderers in the village of Long Farriden. But crime is a persistent stain, and Lois Meade is finding that sleuthing takes up as much time as she can give it..

The tenants of Lois Meade's terrace house in Tresham are frustrated by their neighbor's feisty pet cockerel, Satan -- an early riser with a piercing voice. His owner, the elderly Clem Fitch refuses to part with his feathery companion—and Lois' tenants are flying the coop. So it's a relief when her son Douglas gets a new job in Tresham and asks rent the house.

But then Clem and Satan are found dead under mysterious circumstances, and Douglas—who has become involved with Clern's granddaughter—is one of the prime suspects. As landlord, mother, and witness, Lois must take action and flush out the killer who's fouling the Meade name...