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Death of a Kingfisher

Death of a Kingfisher

CrimeMystery
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

When a kingfisher is found dead, it sets off a chain of events that leads to a puzzling mystery. Inspector Hamish Macbeth must investigate the strange circumstances surrounding the bird's demise, which soon escalates into a more sinister case involving the local community. He navigates a web of secrets and eccentric characters to uncover the truth behind the unusual death.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

Tense
Mystery Box

Genres

Crime Mystery

Authors

M
Marion Chesney

Marion Chesney was born in 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland. Her first job was a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While working there, the Scottish Daily Mail hired her to review variety shows; she quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith’s to work as a secretary--albeit without typing or shorthand skills--in the advertising department of Scottish Field magazine but was soon the fashion editor instead. She moved to the Scottish Daily Express, where...