{"product_id":"a-bird-in-the-hand-the-first-george-molly-palmer-jones-novel-9781250389855","title":"A Bird in the Hand: The First George \u0026 Molly Palmer-Jones Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community--now in print for the first time in the US.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn England's birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted--a murderer . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Young Tom French is found dead, lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast, with his head bashed in and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England, Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decides quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovers mixed feelings aplenty. Still, he remains baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love, pure envy, or something else altogether. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But as he and his fellow 'twitchers' flock from Norfolk to Scotland to the Scilly Isles in response to rumors of rare sightings, George--with help from his lovely wife, Molly--gradually discerns the true markings of a killer. All he has to do is prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Cleeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e George \u0026amp; Molly Palmer-Jones #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250389855","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43446818701449,"sku":"9781250389855","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_147e00cb-779c-4972-b921-349c36a5eeef.jpg?v=1741682127","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-bird-in-the-hand-the-first-george-molly-palmer-jones-novel-9781250389855","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}