ASIN: B06XH2ZJQ4
Publisher: THE BOOK FOLKS publishers of the best British crime fiction
Pages: 223
The theft of the eggs of a rare golden eagle leads to a murder investigation and a serious questioning of loyaltiesA man is killed by being pushed over the edge of a quarry. There is no doubt about who the culprits are, so why can't DCI Harris lay a finger on them?Surly and abrasive, veteran detective Jack Harris at times shows more concern for the wildlife in his beloved Pennine Hills than keeping up cordial relations at work. Indeed, when a trio of local criminals try to steal the eggs of a rare bird, DCI Harris treats it almost like a personal insult and readies to envelop them in the long arm of the law.Yet when two of the criminals descend from the hills into Harris’ snare, rather than the expected three, Harris finds himself with a murder investigation on his hands. But far from being an open and shut case, it is one that will wrench him out of his rural idyll, and back into the ...
