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2000s: Down on the saltmarshes of Norfolk, somebody is definitely ruffling more than a few feathers…
A Siege of Bitterns: A Birder Murder Mystery
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Domenic Jejeune, poster boy for the police has recently been promoted and so is eager to please and prove himself so he doesn’t mind ruffling a few feathers. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.
Working in the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, located in the heart of Britain’s premier birding country, he’s in his element. But not so much when there is a murder of a prominent ecological activist. Whoever thought birdwatchers were a quiet bunch is going to get a shock here. When a second murder takes place, everyone is shocked calling them the Saltmarsh birder murders. And the marshes which were a place of beauty and nature take on an all togheter more eerie atmosphere.
Travel Guide
Saltmarsh
Visit the National Trust site at the heart of the Saltmarsh area:
nationaltrust.org.uk/blakeney-nature-reserve
The small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, located in the heart of Britain’s premier birding country, is the ideal and in fact only location for this novel. A Canadian is living in the bird capital of the UK and as a bird watcher, he really is exactly where he needs to be. Jejeune has been allocated here in England and since he loves birds and everything to do with them, he uses his birding know-how to solve a mystery or two. So next time you’re in the area and see someone watching birds with binoculars, it may just be Jejeune. A Canadian detective in Norfolk who loves birds…
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: A Siege of Bitterns: A Birder Murder Mystery
Author/ Guide: Steve Burrows Destination: Saltmarsh Departure Time: 2000s
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