{"product_id":"9781035008056-bird-in-the-hand","title":"A Bird in the Hand","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho could have known birdwatching was such a dangerous sport? George Palmer-Jones attempts to unravel the murder of a young, innocent birder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Bird in the Hand\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn England’s birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted – a murderer .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40859858567265,"sku":"9781035008056","price":13.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28642183.jpg?v=1722762936","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035008056-bird-in-the-hand","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}