The Penguin Pool Murder was the first book Stuart Palmer wrote about Miss Hildegarde Withers.
Miss Withers is a teacher, and while on a field trip with her class, discovers and becomes involved in investigating the murder of a man found in the penguin pool at the New York City Aquarium.
This book was published in 1931, and displays some of the typical stereotypes of the era, but also seems a little ahead of its time with the attitude of independent, well-educated and intelligent Hildegarde Withers.
I had read a couple of the other books in this series, and enjoyed them, so I decided to start at the beginning and read through the series.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good cozy mystery.
This fulfills a requirement in the Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge 2013. # 14--Scene of the Crime
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