Birder Murder Mystery 1
A Siege of
BITTERNS
STEVE
BURROWS
Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel
Newly appointed DI Domenic Jejeune doesn’t mind ruffling feathers. Indeed, his success has made him into a poster boy for the police. The problem is Jejeune much prefers watching birds to being a detective.
Recently arrived in the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, right at the heart of Britain’s premier birding county, Jejeune’s worlds collide with the grisly murder of a prominent ecological activist. Jejeune must call on all his birding knowhow to solve the mystery. After all, in the case of the Saltmarsh birder murders, the victims may not be the only casualties…
‘A new genre is born: the birder murder’
Sunday Times
‘Well written…and instructive’
Literary Review
Birder Murder Mystery 2
A Pitying of
DOVES
STEVE
BURROWS
When murder strikes a north Norfolk bird sanctuary, why would a killer ignore expensive jewellery and take a pair of turtledoves as the only bounty? And why is a senior attaché from the Mexican Embassy lying dead beside the body of the sanctuary’s director? Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune is all too aware the case is sorely testing as the clues weave from embittered aviary owners to suspicious bird sculptors. For the truth of it is that with murder, everyone pays a price…
‘One of the most delightful, old-fashioned mysteries of recent years’
Daily Mail
‘A tremendous whodunnit’
London Free Press
Birder Murder Mystery 3
A Cast of
FALCONS
STEVE
BURROWS
As a white falcon circles, a man plummets to his death from a cliff face in western Scotland. At a distance, another watches; later he tucks a book into the dead man’s pocket. When the police show DCI Jejeune the book, he knows it’s a call for help, and that it could destroy the life he and girlfriend Lindy have built for themselves in Saltmarsh, a north Norfolk village.
Meanwhile, back in Saltmarsh, the brutal murder of a researcher involved in a climate change project highlights his controversial studies. Might there be a deadly connection between the deaths?
‘Most entertaining’
The Times
‘An excellent mystery whose conflicted protagonist faces hard decisions’
Kirkus
Birder Murder Mystery 4
A Shimmer of
HUMMING-
BIRDS
STEVE
BURROWS
A brutal murder in Saltmarsh opens up some old wounds, as long-time nemesis Laraby is drafted in to investigate in Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s absence. Meanwhile, Jejeune is hoping an overseas birding trip will aid his fugitive brother’s manslaughter case, but nothing is as it seems as danger lurks around every corner in his quest for justice. Soon, Jejeune learns that something is afoot in Laraby’s case – should he speak up and lose his beloved job on the North Norfolk coast? Or stay silent, and let a killer escape justice?
‘If you are interested in birding, this series is a must. If you don’t know an owl from a canary nor care to... I would still recommend this series. It is just that good’
Reviewing the Evidence
‘Burrows intertwines avians with the classic whodunnit in a completely original way’
Audobon
Birder Murder Mystery 5
A Tiding of
MAGPIES
STEVE
BURROWS
When his most celebrated case is suddenly reopened, Detective Chief Inspector Jejeune’s long-buried secrets threaten to come to light. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Lindy, faces an unseen threat of her own, one which Jejeune may not be able to protect her from. More than ever Jejeune will have to rely on the help of the stalwart Sergeant Danny Maik, but Maik is learning things on his own that have caused him to question his DCI‘s actions, both past and present. In the current case, and in the former one, the facts seem clear enough. But often the most insidious lies hide behind the most honest-seeming truths.
‘A rattling good read’
Birdwatching
‘An excellent police procedural’
Mystery People