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Aug 17, 2022peppermintbird rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Unexpectedly delightful! Full of great characters and beautiful prose. The main character is in a loving relationship and there's no awful romantic subplot. Had a wonderful time.
Nov 15, 2021
Birder Murder Mystery #1
Aug 13, 2021OIPgayle rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I was skeptical about this book since the system only had one copy of it, but if you are thinking of reading it, do it soon before they "retire" it! It hit a trifecta for me: a good crime story, set in a real location that I could find on…
Apr 09, 2020
JOANNE'S MYSTERY PICKS Morse is an opera aficionado (primarily Wagner); Dalgleish is a poet; and Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune is a birder. In this first of a new series (Birder Murders), Jejeune, newly posted to Saltmarsh in…
Apr 05, 2018JessicaGma rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Whomever mentioned it was rather like a Midsomer Murders entry is quite right - it's not the greatest murder mystery I have read, but entertaining enough. I had to chuckle over the information about the "that's the wrong habitat for that…
Aug 06, 2017vancouverville rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I found it hard not to like this book even though I found the plot confusing, and in some sections, it "bogged down" with too many details about the ecology of marshes. (Dear authors, as a reader I want to be entertained with a story, not…
Oct 19, 2015grapher rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed the collective nouns-particularly 'a charm of goldfinches' and the birding information. The initial murder made sense but some of the later parts were a little over the top. The characters were good and the story overall was…
Jul 06, 2015
A unique murder mystery whose theme is birdwatchers/watching. It features a young Canadian police detective working in England who is also an avid bird watcher.
Mar 29, 2015stellamd rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Tedious. The resolution is anticlimactic. Would not recommend this book.