A Murder of Crows

Bob White Birder Murder Mysteries #5

by Jan Dunlap

Instead of sighting a rarity for his new niece's first bird list, Bob White finds a murder of crows, along with the body of an old birding buddy, amid the October leaves at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Combining his search for a killer with his desire to add a rare Ferruginous Hawk to his own life list, Bob heads to Stevens County where a proposed wind farm project is stirring up a lot more than just dust. Again relying on his exceptional birding talents, Bob survives car collisions, student deceit, faculty intrigue, and even a hypnotist, to solve a deadly mystery and unmask the true identity of a mysterious celebrity wrestler.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

234 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012

About the author

Jan Dunlap is the author of the edge-of-your-seat Archangels suspense series (blending cutting-edge science with spiritual revelation), the best-selling memoir "Saved by Gracie: How a rough-and-tumble rescue dog dragged me back to health, happiness, and God," and the Bob White Birder Murder Mystery series.
A resident of the Texas Hill Country, Jan holds two master's degrees: one in English Studies and one in Theology. Her love for nature and science frequently inspires her writing projects, and she often finds herself deep in research as she explores the contemporary issues that underlie her books. Jan welcomes visitors to her website at jandunlap.com, tweets @BirderMurder, and has two Facebook author pages: Birder Murder Mama and Archangels.

Reviews

[Judith Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I continue to enjoy these birder mysteries. This one was much harder to figure out, but a great read.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

novel-mystery
231 pages

Another fast paced charming read.

[Jeffrey Louis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kitchy phrasing aside, it is a somewhat interesting story, but not much suspense.

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can spot a pigeon, humming bird..., but I'm not a birder. The main character has been a birder since he was very young. He is a high school counselor who has made it a habit of finding dead bodies on his birding trips. It's too bad the book didn't come with bird photos. I might have learned something about the birds he described in the book.

[NVTony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this to be an interesting weave of mystery with birding. Characters had depth while story had been filled out with enough intrigue to keep me reading. Author has definitely found an interesting line for mystery stories.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story line sounded a bit hokey but improved over time. The birding part was the worst of it. No one is that lucky, three or was it four rarities in one less than ideal birding day. But the "murder" story was interesting and developed well.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very enjoyable mystery about a bird watcher that finds a dead body while looking for birds. I really liked the characters and storyline of this book and plan on reading more from this author. It really held my interest and kept me wondering who the killer was!

[June Kolodzieski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light reading. Birding plays a large part, but the hero seems a bit dense. The scenarios that trip him up in his enquiries seem lame. Also too much time was spent on trying to figure out who the "Bonecrusher" is.

[Jason · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not enjoy nor did I finish. Not what I expected.

[Lucy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading a mystery that I didn't have to skip over the bad language. I learned a lot and enjoyed reading about places I have visited like the Arb thanks Jan for a good read!

[Harry Rutherford]

Yeah, the bird connection wasn't enough to keep me reading this one.