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A Bird in the Hand
- Palmer-Jones, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
Ann Cleeves Classic Crime—engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again
A Bird in the Hand is the first mystery 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.
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- gemma peasgood
- 12-09-23
Very good read.
I really enjoyed the book and performance, including Sean's narration. Ann's character's are always so well drawn and believable. The individual desires and motives so well described and the irony of the plot; that Anderson, who insigates the investigation's own son is the murderer. I will definitely listen to the other books in this series
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- AmandaJane
- 13-04-24
Excellent Narration
I love all Ann Cleeves books, and I did enjoy this. I just found there were a fair few places where was bored.
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- Mrs. Jasmine Simeone
- 29-04-24
Unusual story. Interesting highlights
It took me a while to get into this story - lots of characters and mention of different places geographically distant from each other so not always clear at the start but eventually I got the hang of it and found it most enjoyable.
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- booklover
- 20-04-22
what do I THINK!
Did not enjoy the story that I had listened to. Voice of reader very monotonous. Can't say bird watching so seriously is one of the things I want to do or read about so won't be finishing this book. I much prefer vera stanhopfe books.
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- grandmagay
- 06-09-23
Not the best Ann Cleeves..
You,d have to be bird watcher to really enjoy this book. I found the progenitor unsympathetic.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-24
Boring
I’m all about mysteries. But this one didn’t do it. Maybe is because is one of the firsts. I won’t stop reading the author. Just this specific book wasn’t my cup of tea as is more like a story than a mystery book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-06-24
Just awful
The narrator was so dull, the story was terrible. I can't believe this was written by Ann Cleeves
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- MrsGrace
- 19-05-23
Loved everything she’s written untill now.
Expected to love this as I know the area well, but very disappointed .The main characters were flat as was the reading. Just didn’t work.
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- SACare
- 20-03-23
Not up to the author's usual standard
Way too slow going and not helped by the narration, unfortunately. The level of birdwatching details was excessive, and the minor characters just seemed like shadows.
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- Annieb
- 01-09-23
struggled to get through the first few chapters
Did not enjoy this book. In fact, i was unable to finish it, I found it quite boring all the talk about bird watching went on too long. It's put me off reading the other books in this series. 😩
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