A pitying of doves

Steve Burrows

Book - 2018

"Why would a killer ignore expensive jewelery and take a pair of turtledoves as the only bounty? This is only one of the questions that piques Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune's interest after a senior attaché with the Mexican Consulate is found murdered alongside the director of a local bird sanctuary. The fact that the director's death has opened up a full-time research position studying birds hasn't eluded Jejeune either. Could this be the escape from policing that the celebrated detective has been seeking? Even if it is, Jejeune knows he owes it to the victims to solve the case first. But a trail that weaves from embittered aviary owners to suspicious bird sculptors only seems to be leading him farther from the trut...h. Meanwhile, Jejeune is discovering that diplomatic co-operation and diplomatic pressure go hand in hand. With two careers hanging in the balance, the stakes have never been higher for Inspector Jejeune. And this time, even bringing a killer to justice may not provide the closure he's looking for." -- Amazon.com.

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Subjects
Genres
Detective and mystery fiction
Published
London : Point Blank 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Steve Burrows (author)
Item Description
Includes an excerpt from A cast of falcons.
"First published in Great Britain and the Commonwealth by Point Blank, and imprint of Oneworld Publications, 2016." -- Title page verso.
"First published in English by Dundurn Press Limited, Canada." -- Title page verso.
Physical Description
371 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN
9781786074270
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Review by Booklist Review

The sequel to the author's first birder mystery, A Siege of Bitterns (2014), is just as good as its predecessor. Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune, the Canadian cop who's been relocated to Norfolk, England, is a bit of a local celeb after solving a tricky murder. Now the head of a bird sanctuary is dead, apparently the victim of homicide. Jejeune is pretty sure he knows why the man was killed, but he's having trouble convincing the higher-ups that he's on the right track. The detective is seriously considering hanging up his badge and turning his part-time hobby (birdwatching, of course) into something more full-time, but his conscience won't let him leave a murder unsolved, even if it means embarking on a path that could put his own life in jeopardy. A cleverly written novel that proves A Siege of Bitterns wasn't just an offbeat one-off. This blend of procedural and cozy is just right for followers of M. C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth.--Pitt, David Copyright 2015 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.