A Siege of Bitterns

Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn't mind ruffling a few feathers. His success has elevated him into a poster boy for the police. The problem is Jejeune doesn't really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.

Recently reassigned to the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, Jejeune's two worlds collide with the grisly murder of a prominent ecological activist. Jejeune must call on all his birding knowhow to solve the mystery and deal with unwelcome public acclaim, the mistrust of colleagues and his own insecurities. For in the case of the Saltmarsh birder murders, the victims may not be the only casualties....

©2014 Steve Burrows (P)2016 Isis Publishing Ltd

Excellent

Great, exciting story, and the narrator was fun to listen to. He did a great job giving the characters their own unique voices and quirks.

A cozy mystery this is not. It is an unusual and thoroughly good one.

Book begins slowly, so slowly I nearly quit listening. But I am so pleased to have finished. The more I listened, the more I became intrigued with the characters and story line. No traditional police procedural, but Je Jeune is one of the most interesting DCI's I have had the pleasure of meeting. I learned a lot about birding and ecology as well.Good narration.

Wow! I really liked this book

I have come across this title in the past, probably on sale pages. It simply did not appeal to me. Recently, I noticed it was performed by David Thorpe. Having recently put him on my list of absolute favorite readers I decided to give the bird series a chance. So glad I did. Expect I will read them all, having already downloaded the next book. It was not too long, the characters are entertaining, the bird information interesting but not overdone, and finally the mystery was quite good.

Nice Surprise

I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I bought it because I like to feed our local birds and this book combined birding with a mystery. Overall I really enjoyed the book. It takes place by the saltmarshes in Norfolk. It was fun to look up the location and the birds mentioned in the book. I learned so much from the book about that area and birding in general. The mystery itself was great too. My one negative observation is that it dragged a bit in the middle, but once you get through that it really has a thrilling climax. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and is interested in birds (they do play a part in the solution) and getting to know that area of Britain. I look forward to reading the next book!

Good mystery, superb narrator - excellent listen!

Not exactly a page turner but intriguing enough to keep me listening, especially after a somewhat slow start. Stay with it - as you get to know the well drawn characters it gets more exciting. Steve Burrows is an excellent writer - his prose is almost poetic.

An environmental theme with some interesting bits of information about birds. The way the murder is solved is very cool.

David Thorpe is one of the best narrators and does a splendid job in this book. His regional accents are fun and distinctive and I like the way he does Canadian.

I highly recommend A Siege of Bitterns to lovers of British mysteries, especially those who like intelligent plots and are fond of nature. I hope many readers discover this book and enjoy it as much as I did.