A Bird in the Hand: George and Molly Palmer-Jones Book 1
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3.3 • 9 Ratings
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- $13.99
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Publisher Description
WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DIAMOND DAGGER AWARD 2017
Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again
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 they?
George 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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
As devoted birdwatchers, elderly couple George and Molly Palmer-Jones traverse the English countryside in search of exciting new finds. Instead they stumble upon the murder of a young birdwatcher on the Norfolk coast and decide to quietly do some investigating on their own. The first in a series starring these charming accidental sleuths, A Bird in the Hand is a cosy mystery in the classic sense. It’s subtle and character-driven, with more focus on details and settings than on violence as the couple move from Scotland to the Cornish coast trying to prevent a second slaying.
