The Murder Bird
The Murder Bird by Joanna Hines, published by Simon & Schuster UK on March 5, 2007, is a mystery novel that delves into the complexities surrounding a tragic death. When acclaimed poet Kirsten Waller is found dead in her remote Cornwall cottage, the police label it a suicide. However, her daughter Sam is determined to uncover the truth, believing that her mother would never take her own life. As Sam investigates, she learns that Kirsten was working on a poem titled “The Murder Bird,” which may hold crucial information about the circumstances of her death.
Readers will follow Sam’s quest as she seeks to find the missing poem and her mother’s journal, both of which are key to unraveling the mystery. The narrative explores themes of familial bonds and the lengths one will go to for the truth, all while navigating the shadows of crime and deception. With 384 pages, this edition presents a gripping tale that intertwines the realms of fiction, mystery, and detective work, inviting readers to piece together the puzzle surrounding Kirsten’s final moments.
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At the heart of every murder, there’s a child crying… Kirsten Waller, the acclaimed and well known poet, is found dead in the bath in her remote cottage in Cornwall. The police claim it is suicide, but her daughter Sam refuses to believe her mother would take her own life and sets out to prove it was murder. At the time of Kirsten’s death, she was working on her new masterpiece – a poem called ‘The Murder Bird’. Only a few people knew of its existence and what it was about. But now the poem is missing together with her journal. It is this poem which holds the key to the mystery and what really happened in the final minutes of Kirsten’s life, and Sam desperately needs to find it. She’s convinced Kirsten’s ex-husband, Raph Howes, knows more than he admits. He certainly knew about the poem. As Sam determines to uncover the secrets around her mother’s violent death, and risks her own life to get to the truth, she discovers much more than she ever expected.
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