The Birdwatcher (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316316248)

Police Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself.

A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on the rugged Kentish coast. He also lives with the deeply buried secret that, as a child in Northern Ireland, he may have killed a man. When a fellow birdwatcher is found murdered in his remote home, South's world flips.

The culprit seems to be a drifter from South's childhood; the victim was the only person connecting South to his early crime; and a troubled, vivacious new female sergeant has been relocated from London and assigned to work with South. As our hero investigates, he must work ever-harder to keep his own connections to the victim, and his past, a secret.

The Birdwatcher is British crime fiction at its finest; a stirring portrait of flawed, vulnerable investigators; a meticulously constructed mystery; and a primal story of fear, loyalty and vengeance.

**Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Author: William Shaw
ISBN-10: 0316316245
ISBN-13: 9780316316248
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2017
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2017 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 04/03/2017
Library Journal 04/15/2017 pg. 78
Shelf Awareness 07/21/2017
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001