Tyler Cunningham the best and only consulting detective in the Adirondacks leaves the cold behind him after a particularly tough case to explore the Southwest but as always seems to happen with Tyler trouble finds him even on vacation Speaking in Code Tyler Cunningham So many little ways to communicate without anyone knowing A little dot herea little dot there couple of ducks thrown in Crazy but it worked. for nearly 3 years Speaking in Code Tyler Cunningham Tyler learnsAs always Jamie Sheffield weaves an interesting tale The main character Tyler learns a bit of the code we humans share and learns about himself in the process I would recommend you read the other books first as this is not a stand alone story in my opinion Speaking in Code Tyler Cunningham I like No I love this TC ShortJamie s writing is so engaging and his tales of Tyler Cunningham are the best Here I learned as a fellow Adirondacker that it isn t just the setting that captivates me so though admittedly that and knowing his lovely wife are what first drew me in to my first Smart Pig read It is after all good writing engaging characters and interesting story lines that keeps me coming back And anxiously waiting for the next installment Without giving anything away Jamie has capture another touching moment of the promises we make when we befriend our dogs His kind and gentle soul truly shines through in his writing And he is champion of the art of parenthetical exposition Speaking in Code Tyler Cunningham NEWS Jamie won the 2014 Adirondack Literary Award for Best Novel of 2013 with Here Be Monsters Jamie Sheffield lives with his wife son two dogs and seven tortoises in a pretty spot in the woods of New Hampshire writing about the people and places and things that poke him in the brain When he s not writing he s probably camping or exploring wild places all over the Northeast. Besides writing Jamie loves cooking and reading and dogs and numerous outdoor pursuits that his friends and family classify variously as dangerous foolish nerdy stupid and likely to get the attention of Homeland Security. He worked as a Special Education teacher in the Lake Placid Central School District for nearly 20 years before deciding to try his hand at writing just about full time he still works with students some of the time. Here Be Monsters was his debut novel in 2013 In the years since this best selling and award winning novel was published he s published four books in that series as well as numerous other books in print and ebook formats. Most recently Jamie published a pair of collections of short fiction and in July of 2021 his first children s book Chili the Grumpy Tortoise..