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2000s: A sanctuary ( Bird or otherwise) is not always a safe place
A Pitying of Doves (Birder Murder 2 )
What you need to know before your trail
Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune is confused.
A senior attaché with the Mexican Consulate is found murdered alongside the director of a local bird sanctuary. Expensive jewellry has been ignored in favour of two turtledoves.
Jejeune sets about investigating whatever he can but the trail weaves from embittered aviary owners to suspicious bird sculptors. And as for help from the diplomatic quarters – Jejeune is discovering that diplomatic co-operation and diplomatic pressure go hand in hand.
Despite all this, Jejeune, the bird lover can’t help thinking that this case now means that there is a vacancy for Director of a bird sanctuary – his ideal role…
Locations
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Saltmarsh
Visit the National Trust site at the heart of the Saltmarsh area:
nationaltrust.org.uk/blakeney-nature-reserve
The small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, located in the heart of Britain’s premier birding country, is the ideal and in fact only location for this novel. A Canadian is living in the bird capital of the UK and as a bird watcher, he really is exactly where he needs to be. Jejeune has been allocated here in England and since he loves birds and everything to do with them, he uses his birding know-how to solve a mystery or two. So next time you’re in the area and see someone watching birds with binoculars, it may just be Jejeune. A Canadian detective in Norfolk who loves birds…
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: A Siege of Bitterns: A Birder Murder Mystery
Author/ Guide: Steve Burrows Destination: Saltmarsh Departure Time: 2000s
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