Reviews

A Bird In The Hand by Ann Cleeves

bham123's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lizstonehi42's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

naluju's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Learned about “twitching” in NE England, first book by a a favorite author, completely surprised by ending.

tracycumming's review

4.0

Another well crafted story of characters, landscape, obsessions and murder. As usual Ann Cleeves has created a world full of oddities, rarities and the everyday and I enjoyed the different investigation styles of George and Molly .. although occasionally I found George a little intense and self absorbed.

carissa_s_'s review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

aliceh90's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

kimneu's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

toriss's review

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. A little bit too much detail on the lives of twitchers, but a good mystery.

wahistorian's review against another edition

3.0

One of the wonderful things about reading is the way a really clever author can allow you to enter a world you’d never otherwise visit. Retired detective George Palmer-Jones takes on the investigation of a murdered “twitcher,” or British birdwatcher, drawing on his considerable interest in the pursuit of ticking rare birds off a list. What would drive a seemingly harmless hobbyist to kill? It’s about what you’d expect, but still fun to meet the many varied species of twitchers, ringers, and the people who depend on their trade.

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking