A Bird in the Hand is the first novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves,author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.In England's birdwatching paradise,a new breed has been sighted - a murderer . . .Young Tom French was found dead,lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast,with his head bashed in and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England,Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did theyGeorge Palmer-Jones,an elderly birdwatcher who decided quietly to look into the brutal crime,discovered mixed feelings aplenty. Still,he remained baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love,pure envy,or something else altogether.But as he and his fellow "twitchers" flocked from Norfolk to Scotland to the Scilly Isles,in response to rumours of rare sightings,George - with help from his lovely wife,Molly - gradually discerned the true markings of a killer. All he had to do was prove it...before the murderer strikes again.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781509856237Number of pages: 224Weight: 164 gDimensions: 196 x 129 x 15 mm
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A fine debut...watertight and excitingIt's splendid...a classic whodunnitCleeves is carving out a reputation as the new Queen of CrimeNobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann CleevesAnn Cleeves is a skilful technician,keeping our interest alive and building slowly up to the denouement. Her easy use of language and clever story construction make her one of the best natural writers of detective fictionAnn Cleeves has enviable talent...I love these booksA fine writer
Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves is a British crime writer,best known for her Shetland and Vera Stanhope series of police procedural novels. Her latest novel is The Long Call.
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