A Bird in the Hand
A Bird in the Hand
- Author/Seller
- Ann Cleeves
- SKU:
- 9781035003440
$33.00
Young Tom French is 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 they?
George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decides
quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovers mixed feelings
aplenty. Still, he remains 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' flock from Norfolk to
Scotland to the Scilly Isles in response to rumours of rare
sightings, George - with help from his lovely wife, Molly -
gradually discerns the true markings of a killer. All he has to
do is prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.
Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV's The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.
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 they?
George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decides
quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovers mixed feelings
aplenty. Still, he remains 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' flock from Norfolk to
Scotland to the Scilly Isles in response to rumours of rare
sightings, George - with help from his lovely wife, Molly -
gradually discerns the true markings of a killer. All he has to
do is prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.
Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV's The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in Northumberland where the Vera books are set.
