The Cast of Falcons A Birder Murder Mystery by Steve Burrows

9781459732148

386 Pages
Publisher: Dundurn, Point Blank
Release Date: May 7, 2016

Fiction, General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thriller, Birds, Birdwatching, Scotland

Canadian born Detective Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune is working a case when a book with his name on it is found on a dead man who fell off a cliff. Domenic goes to the site to investigate and finds his brother Damian, who is a fugitive hiding from the law. This puts Domenic in a precarious position. Is he a policeman or a brother?

The brutal murder of a research, found beheaded by a machete, is troubling for the locals and the police investigating. They begin to question the monetary incentive for the research as the reason behind the murder. When a falconer dies, the investigators wonder when the body count will end.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. I was fascinated with the amount of information regarding falcons and birds in general. It was nice to see a police officer with a hobby outside of law enforcement. If you like birds along with a mystery, you will enjoy this book.