A Dance of Cranes

Fifth book in the successful Birder Murder Mystery series, each title featuring the name of a species of bird, using the common collective noun for that flock of birds (e.g., a murder of crows) The detective protagonist is an avid birdwatcher Birdwatching is the hobby of tens of millions of people in North America, and in the UK, there are over one million registered members of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds First and foremost a detective story and well-researched murder mystery In this instalment of the series, the action moves to North American and focuses around a Whooping Crane Chief Inspector Jejeune is the quintessential outsider, a Canadian in the British police force Author is a birdwatcher and environmental journalist, with an MA in environmental management The first book in the series, A Siege of Bitterns, was chosen as a Globe and Mail 100: Best Books of 2014 and won the 2015 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel