London: Macmillan, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighth and final book in the first mystery series by this author now best known for her Shetland Island and Vera series, both filmed as excellent television series. This series featured dedicated bird-watcher George Palmer-Jones, retired from the Home Office who has become - in partnership with his wife Molly (although she had to remind him that she is "not his secretary.") - a sort of a private eye in his retirement. This is set in a small town on the upper Gulf coast of Texas where the Houston Audubon Society has two sanctuaries which attract bird lovers from around the world. SIGNED on the title page. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-333660110.